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ALISE ASHBY, Love Notes
Uniquely gifted as a deeply prolific composer, UK born pianist and multi-instrumentalist Alise Ashby started her career creating music...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 17, 2024


TENI RANE, Goldenrod (Full Album Review)
In October 2023, Chattanooga, TN singer/songwriter’s four-track Goldenrod release moved me and touched my heart so deeply that I set an...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 15, 2024


JOSS JAFFE AND JIM "KIMO" WEST, Santhi
It’s simply an undeniable “fun fact” that must be told at the top of every review of a recording by or featuring slack key guitar master...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 14, 2024


NOSHIR MODY, Abstractions
In a collectively anxious era where we’re forever searching to transcend the day to day and aspire to more meaningful transcendent...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 13, 2024


JULIET LYONS, Breath of Gratitude
In the realm of new age and ambient music, the concept of gratitude is a common underlying theme, a foundational principle driving a...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 12, 2024


ROSE MALLETT, Dreams Realized
Riffing on the title of versatile veteran L.A. club and theatre performer Rose Mallett’s hopefully titled new album Dreams Realized , it...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 8, 2024


JAKE HERTZOG, Longing To Meet You
Considering that IVF is a highly discussed issue this presidential campaign cycle, the timing for Longing to Meet You , guitarist Jake...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 8, 2024


ISREA BUTLER, Congo Lament
Rarely has a debut solo album by a veteran musician featured so many personal autobiographical elements than Congo Lament , trombonist...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 8, 2024


RANDY WEINSTEIN, Hamonimonk
From Reflections by saxophonist Steve Lacy (1958) to Monk: fifteen piano reflections by Stefano Travaglini (2020), Thelonious Monk’s...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 8, 2024


PAULA MAYA, Rio De Janeiro
One of the great perks of living the streaming era is the opportunity to chart an artist’s evolution from their earliest recordings to...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 8, 2024


ALEXIS COLE AND THE TAIPEI JAZZ ORCHESTRA, Jazz Republic: Taiwan, The United States and the Freedom of Swing
Before we get into the incredible, internationally cooperative, peacemaking manner in which veteran vocalist Alexis Cole has chosen to...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 6, 2024


BEVAN MANSON Featuring TIERNEY SUTTON, Talking to Trees
While it’s usually artists in the new age realm who are inclined to create projects celebrating nature and the importance of conserving...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 6, 2024
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