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Jonathan Widran
Jan 2
ANNE BURNELL and MARK BURNELL, This Could Be the Start of Something Big
A wonderfully harmonious contemporary version of Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, multi-talented songwriters and vocal interpreters Anne...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 2
DOUG FERONY with HIS SWINGIN BAND, Alright Okay You Win
A key quote from Doug Ferony’s website bio sums up everything we need to know about why he’s enjoyed a successful 30+ year career as a...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 2
JAE SINNETT, The Blur the Lines Project
While certainly the concept of veteran jazz greats exploring the improvisational possibilities of rock classics is commercially...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 2
BENJIE PORECKI, All That Matters
One of the most versatile sidemen in pop, jazz and R&B, pianist and keyboardist Benjie Porecki has worked his dazzling magic for everyone...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 2
ALAN CHAUBERT, Just the Three of Us
“Just think of what this guy saves on band overhead!” One can just hear the practical jazz listeners among us saying that as they take in...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 2
KARL LATHAM, Living Standards II
Though veteran drummer Karl Latham has an enviably eclectic jazz resume that includes The Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars/Afro Latin...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 24, 2024
FABIO BANEGAS
One of Fabio Banegas’ earliest musical memories finds him at age four accompanying his mother to the home of a friend who had two...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 22, 2024
MONICA LOGANI, The Depths
Perhaps the most wonderful aspect of new age instrumental music is that without the anchor and limitations of words, an artist’s melodic...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 21, 2024
REAGAN HUDSON, House Arrest Ankle Bracelet
The short and sweet bio of super compelling, wildly hilarious singer/songwriter Reagan Hudson informs us that he’s a cattle farmer in...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 17, 2024
WHAT!!!! In The World
Amidst all the searing soul balladry, deep spirituality, insightful and impactful social consciousness and rousing funk on their...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 15, 2024
MARK WINKLER, The Mona Lisa Sessions
The ever-fabulous Mark Winkler, a long treasured swinger, singer and songwriter I once dubbed the “poet laureate of the L.A. Jazz Scene”...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 11, 2024
JOHN STEIN, Next Gen
As John Stein caps his prolific 30-year recording career with Next Gen , his artfully and soulfully conceived and performed trio album...
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