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DEEANN, "Piano in the Dark"
While catchy covers of classic songs have been a part of pop music history since the beginning, the mark of truly great artists is the...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 2, 2025


BLUE LANDSCAPES V: FOREVER THE SEA
With the release of Blue Landscapes V: Forever the Sea , perfectly subtitled "Music from a Quieter Place," internationally renowned...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 2, 2025


COWBOY MOUTH, Cover Yo' Azz!
If for some godforsaken reason you’re not familiar with the frolicsome, high-energy alt/roots rock jam band juggernaut of Louisiana Music...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 1, 2025


MARK WINKLER: L.A.’s LONG TREASURED POET LAUREATE SWINGS, SINGSAND HOLDS ON IN A WORLD WHERE THE RULES DON’T APPLY
An incredible 45 years after releasing his debut album Jazz Life , Mark Winkler is still singing and swinging like nobody’s business, an...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 28, 2025


SOCRATES GARCIA, Shadows of Tomorrow
Compositionally inspired by everything and everyone from his daughter’s humorously “scary” resting face and a starry evening in the...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 27, 2025


IRA B. LISS BIG BAND JAZZ MACHINE, Unexpected Guests
Country legend and 22-time Grammy winner Vince Gill crooning with a big band? 6-time Grammy winning Hawaiian ukulele great Daniel Ho...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 27, 2025


MICHAEL CATES, "77 Hours"
Long before he was gracing and grooving us with the seven impassioned, infectious and soulful smooth jazz singles he’s dropped since...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 26, 2025


ORIANTHI, "Attention"
Here’s a great irony that’s testament to the musical depth and stylistic reach of Orianthi’s expansive artistry. Though the clever lyrics...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 25, 2025


MICHAEL LINGTON, Goodbye
Michael Lington may not have written “Goodbye,” the richly soulful, deeply passionate third single from his On the Scene EP, but it’s...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 25, 2025


Siddhant Bhatia, Sounds of Kumbha
Fulfilling the expansive, revolutionary vision of New Age Indian classical singer, composer and music producer Siddhant Bhatia, Sounds of...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 23, 2025


OPUS TWO Celebrates Stephen Sondheim
While Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021) is regarded as one of the most important figures in 20th Century musical theatre, and often credited...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 19, 2025


DAVID KOREVAAR, Beethoven Piano Sonatas Heroic to Hammerklavier
In David Korevaar’s passionate and insightful, intricately detailed liner notes to Beethoven Piano Sonatas Heroic to Hammerklavier , the...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 19, 2025
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