Jonathan WidranMar 10AMBIENT SLEEPIf somehow you have never heard of the National Sleep Foundation or Sleep Awareness Week®, consider yourself enlightened about an...
Jonathan WidranMar 5WILL ACKERMAN, Positano SongsOne of contemporary instrumental music’s greatest gifts has been the constant flow of artists offering their music in service of themes...
Jonathan WidranMar 5WILL ACKERMAN Q&A on Positano Songs Legendary Grammy winning guitarist and new age icon Will Ackerman makes a humble and fascinating confession in his insightful liner notes...
Jonathan WidranFeb 24CHAMPAIGN PAULI CARMAN, "When Your Heart Beats With Mine" Back in 1981, when the pop/soul band Champaign first stole our hearts with their uber romantic genre crossing Billboard #1 AC, #4 R&B hit...
Jonathan WidranFeb 22SAMUEL MÖSCHING, Ethereal KinksThe story goes that while Swiss born, longtime Chicago based guitarist/composer Samuel Mösching first started playing jazz at age 12, he...
Jonathan WidranFeb 22BLUE SHIFT, In Real TimeAside from being a true master class in the art of piano trio driven free jazz and spontaneous improvisation, In Real Time, the debut...
Jonathan WidranFeb 22AMOS GILLESPIE'S UNSTRUCTURED TIME FOR JAZZ SEPTET'In addition to being an influential educator at the University of Illinois, Chicago, saxophonist, composer, arranger and musical...
Jonathan WidranFeb 22COURTNEY FREED, Big Crazy LoveAnyone curious as to why the supremely versatile, sweet and sensual voiced Portland, OR based singer/songwriter Courtney Freed took over...
Jonathan WidranFeb 22DEE BELL, Love For Sailin' Over Seas: Then & NowFor veteran vocalist Dee Bell, it all began with a rendition of “Happy Birthday.” While singing it to a customer at the Sausalito, CA...
Jonathan WidranFeb 20MONSOON, Ghost PartyWhile every emerging indie band has or should have a detailed bio about where they and their musical intentions come from, few have a...
Jonathan WidranFeb 18DAVE STRYKER, As We AreVeteran (and mindbogglingly prolific!) electric guitar great Dave Stryker has been in a delightful 70’s musical time warp on and off for...
Jonathan WidranFeb 18LAURA STILWELL, Out of a DreamAs we regale in being graced by sultry and stylish vocalist Laura Stilwell on her engaging, alternately soul-sensual and briskly swinging...