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JED LEVY, Faces and Places
In addition to his lofty status as a mainstay on the NYC jazz scene for four decades, sax legend Jed Levy is a world traveling musician...
Jonathan Widran
May 4


JAMIE SHEW, Spicy Classy (and a little) Sassy
Fans familiar with vocalist, songwriter, arranger and esteemed music educator Jamie Shew’s personal story may fondly recall that her...
Jonathan Widran
May 4


KRISTINA KOLLER, Walk on By
A thoroughly modern singer/songwriter and vocal interpreter, NYC born Kristina Koller built up a following throughout her 20s on the...
Jonathan Widran
May 4


JUDY WHITMORE, Let's Fall in Love
In addition to being one of today’s most treasured and Songbook vocal stylists – especially when it comes to charming the fairy dust off...
Jonathan Widran
May 4


DEB BOWMAN, Reflection
First acquainted with the pure intimate voice and exquisite storytelling skills of veteran jazz, musical theatre and cabaret performer...
Jonathan Widran
May 4


EMER KINSELLA, Concurrence
Fusing her deeply soulful, emotionally vibrant violin virtuosity and breathtaking compositional grandeur, musical visionary Emer Kinsella...
Jonathan Widran
May 1


DIETER SPEARS, The Signal
As I chronicled in detail in my glowing, expansive write up on Dieter Spears’ 2024 breakthrough album Late Day Summer Breeze , the...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 29


DUANE HOOVER, Wayward Path
Duane Hoover’s bio tells us that he’s been playing in bands “for a while” from Atlanta to NYC, with a mention of key retro-influences...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 27


GLORYBOTS, Mad End
By now, Glorybots, the Seattle-based post-punk/alt rock superpower masterminded by the mad musical genius/sonic alchemist Jalal Andre,...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 27


MARINA ROCKS, S.O.S. Texas
Those of us of a certain age will smile knowingly at Marina Rocks’ clever reference, a few minutes into “It’s All Messed Up,” the...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 13


JANGUS KANGUS, Fortune Cookie
Immensely enjoying my immersion into Fortune Cookie , Jangus Kangus’ fourth overall recording but first on a real indie label (Hand...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 12


ERIC SCHROEDER, Cat's Game
Now it’s hard for me to be fully objective about the fiery guitarist, singer, storyteller/songwriter and rumbling good troublemaker Eric...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 12
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