YUKA MITO, Love in the City
Considering the exciting phrasing, grand emotional power, keen sense of swing and (especially) explosive scatting Yuka Mito brings to her...
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Jonathan Widran
- Aug 12
BOBBY KAPP AND RICHARD SUSSMAN, Synergy - Bobby Kapp Plays the Music of Richard Sussman
To fully understand the intuitive and dynamic synergy behind, a wildly adventurous, extraordinary yet unpredictable off the beaten path...
Jonathan Widran
- Aug 12
JACK JONES FEATURING JOEY DEFRANCESCO, ArtWork
With the recent passing of longtime friend Tony Bennett, the timeless Jack Jones – who released his debut album This Love of Mine in 1959...
Jonathan Widran
- Aug 12
ROB MULLINS, "Riders on the Storm"
Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2010, The Doors’ classic 1971 song “Riders on the Storm” is a psychedelic, gothic jazz rock/art...
Jonathan Widran
- Aug 9
SANGEETA KAUR, Aurora
As a means of inviting her devoted fans into a more profound understanding of the spirituality behind the gloriously immersive experience...
Jonathan Widran
- Aug 7
TOM CIURCZAK, I Ain't Ever Growing Up, Volume I
In The Who’s 1965 anthem “My Generation,” a then 21-year-old Roger Daltrey – obviously unaware that he and Pete Townshend would someday...
Jonathan Widran
- Jul 31
JULIET LYONS, "Breathe III"
Like many spiritually impactful new age/ambient artists, Juliet Lyons has found great success using her talents as a melodically and...
Jonathan Widran
- Jul 29
EVAN CHARLES, Between Two Worlds
There’s always a bit of a risk when a member of a long-established, critically acclaimed band leaves and goes solo, but multi-talented...
Jonathan Widran
- Jul 29
TIM RAY TRIO, Fire & Rain
In his illuminating liner notes to the Tim Ray Trio’s latest album Fire & Rain, Bob Blumenthal touches on jazz’s rich history of...
Jonathan Widran
- Jul 26
JIM "KIMO" WEST, Of Wood and Spirit: American Guitar Stories
With a 25-year discography as one of the world’s foremost and influential “ki ho’ alu” or Hawaiian slack key guitarists, it’s easy to...
Jonathan Widran
- Jul 26
KIRSTEN AGRESTA-COPELY, Aquamarine
While musical and spiritual inspiration can come from anywhere, in the new age/ambient realm, one of the most common touchstones is...
Jonathan Widran
- Jul 24
THE SCOOCHES, Lift You Up
Every colorful word of praise I expressed about Banjo Nickaru & Western Scooches’ rhythmically eclectic, dazzling and fun 2018...
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