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TERESA STORCH BAND, Open Your Heart
It’s very telling about the great camaraderie of the four-piece Boulder CO based Teresa Storch Band that in their publicity stills,...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 16, 2024


RADHA THOMAS, As I Sing
On the bandcamp page for As I Sing, the latest album by Radha Thomas, one of India’s most widely recognized jazz vocalists, there’s a...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 16, 2024


DEREK FRANK, Origin Story
Lawd, the amazing fun facts we learn when a cat like veteran touring bassist Derek Frank immerses our ears, hearts and souls in the kind...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 16, 2024


CHRISTIAN PARKER, Change Is Now: A Tribute To The Byrds.
In 2023, Upstate New York indie singer/songwriter Christian Parker took a breather from a quick digital rollout of four of the five solo...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 16, 2024


AMANDA COLE, To The Water
Magnificently defying conventional music industry wisdom that tells artists and performers to choose and master a single path, vocalist...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 15, 2024


EVAN CARYDAKIS, "Paradise Beach"
Just a playful personal caveat before getting into the joyous, in the pocket, sizzle funk of “Paradise Beach,” Melbourne born saxophonist...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 15, 2024


ERIC SCHROEDER, Turned on the Stereo
Not to get overly spiritual on an incredible emerging indie rocker, but those who are cynical about or adamantly opposed to the concept...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 15, 2024


RUARK, Waiting on a Breeze
I'm thrilled beyond every one of Ruark Inman’s clever turns of phrase and ambling, Gibson LG1 acoustic guitar licks (wildly modulated at...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 13, 2024


KANDACE SPRINGS at The Sun Rose
Upon my long-awaited first visit to The Sun Rose, the elegant and upscale, intimately neon-lit club located at the Pendry West Hollywood,...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 12, 2024


LORI BELL, Recorda Me: Remembering Joe Henderson
Legendary for his work spanning forty years and several eras of traditional and contemporary jazz, saxophonist Joe Henderson – in...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 11, 2024


JACQUI NAYLOR, Treasures of the Heart
Besides her impossibly soulful and crystal clear, emotive voice that’s at home in jazz and a multitude of other genres (pop, R&B, blues),...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 2, 2024


DAVE BASS, Trio Nuevo
Veteran pianist Dave Bass will probably never fully outrun the part of his bio where a wrist fracture necessitated a shift away from...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 2, 2024
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