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JIM GELCER & DAVID VITO GREGOLI, "Floating Waves"
With the release of their latest single, the soul-soothing, a wafting orb of musical meditation they call “Floating Waves,” the dynamic...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 22, 2025


WALTER KITTLE, "Into the Night"
One of the most fascinating aspects of eight string bassist Walter Kittle’s artistry is the way he uses his infectiously melodic,...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 22, 2025


STEVE KNIGHT, For Years Gone
Since the rise of the inventive, adventurous and ever-exploring Chicago based guitarist Steve Knight as a recording artist is rooted in...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 17, 2025


JEFFREY GIMBLE, Brand New Key
Though all ten delectably soulful, elegant and groovy tracks on jazz singer Jeffrey Gimble’s second album Brand New Key were penned by...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 17, 2025


RUSS SPIEGEL, Nitty Gritty
For a well-traveled veteran jazz cat who was born and raised in LA and lives and works now in Miami, it’s telling and fascinating that...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 17, 2025


ELAINE DAME, Reminiscing
Those of us of a certain age who cope with contemporary stress by keeping SiriusXM’s 70s on 7 like a 24/7 IV drip know the enduring, soul...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 17, 2025


MICHELLE NICOLLE & LARRY KOONSE, The Silent Wish
Any journalist looking for fresh words to praise the extraordinarily versatile, supremely swinging vocalist and scat maestra Michelle...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 17, 2025


DEEANN, "Simply Beautiful"
Continuing to build momentum after the success of her sultry 2024 breakthrough single “Stay Here With Me,” DeeAnn’s 2025 is off to an...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 17, 2025


CARL WEINGARTEN, Songs for a Perigee Moon
It’s usually the feeling people get when they meet a true love and wonder why that didn’t happen sooner: Where have you been all my life?...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 15, 2025


SHAMBHU, Transcendence
From the late 80s on, for longtime loyal fans and newly curious listeners alike, collections and compilations have been a truly effective...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 12, 2025


BIANCA ROSSINI, I've Been Alone
In my effusive praising of Bianca Rossini’s 2023 contemporary pop meets Brazilian masterwork Apaixonada , I made note that the...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 11, 2025


YUKO MABUCHI, "Ethereal"
Six acclaimed albums and a decade-plus into her extraordinary, multi-faceted career, the internationally acclaimed Yuko Mabuchi continues...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 2, 2025
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