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WDR BIG BAND, Bluegrass
Since the German powerhouse WDR Big Band began recording its own albums and collaborating with jazz greats in the early 80s, they’ve...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 5


ANDREW SCHOEN, Soulever
Having covered ambient new age music for several decades, I’ve found it easy to get complacent and just assume that artists who weave...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 31


LISA MICHELLE ANDERSON, Get to Somewhere
There are so many magnificent entry points into Lisa Michelle Anderson’s the Americana/folk/rock aesthetic and lyrical worldview, it’s...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 30


STEPHEN WALLACK, Open
In my 2021 review of Stephen Wallack’s stellar, multi-faceted fourth album Colors , the pianist/composer was a fresh artist on my radar,...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 30


ALUMINUM BOYS, Collected Pieces
DBA as the quirkily named Aluminum Boys, the Wisconsin bred, San Jose based singer/songwriter duo of Jared Ottmann and Bill Pence sound...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 26


ZHENGTAO PAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA, Scenery in My Story
In addition to Zhenghtao Pan’s countless composing and arranging accolades – including the Bill Conti Big Band Arranging Award for “On...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 25


THE DROVERS UNLIMITED ORCHESTRA, Vol. 3
The one thing we civilians (non-musicians) feel inclined to envy about those artists and performers we adore, listen to and chronicle in...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 23


JIM GELCER & DAVID VITO GREGOLI, "Healing"
Though “Healing,” the 10th and final lead single from Jim Gelcer & David Vito Gregoli’s upcoming full length Quiet Expanse, is one of...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 22


JIM GELCER & DAVID VITO GREGOLI, "Hope"
Most of the original pieces multi-instrumentalists and producers Jim Gelcer and David Vito Gregoli has composed, produced and released as...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 22


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


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


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
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