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GEORGE GEE SWING ORCHESTRA, Winter Wonderland
The George Gee Swing Orchestra may just now be getting around to recording a full on holiday extravaganza with their buoyant, wildly...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 2, 2023


JOE WITTMAN, Trio Works Sol
As perfectly inventive, intuitive, conversational and emotionally impactful as jazz trio dates get, Joe Wittman’s long awaited debut...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 2, 2023


CONSTANTINE ALEXANDER, Firetet
Enjoying the privilege of checking out longtime Windy City trumpet and flugelhorn stalwart Constantine Alexander for the first time via...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 2, 2023


BOWMANVILLE, Bowmanville
There’s no word in the bio information accompanying Bowmanville’s rootsy, stylish and often hard swinging self-titled debut if the...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 2, 2023


PETER XIFARAS, Fusion
Straight off his American Prize and Telly Award accolades for his Children of Conflict EP, a thematically and sonically dramatic,...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 2, 2023


GREGORY LEWIS, Organ Monk Going Home
At its essence, veteran Hammond B-3 master Gregory Lewis’ deliriously funked out, hard swinging and richly improvisational album Organ...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 2, 2023


RDL+, Bay Area Bridges Compilation
From the lyrical, swaying, accordion-laced guitar driven opening track “Double Edged Smile” through the intricate, hypnotic guitar-piano...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 29, 2023


CURTIS NOWOSAD, If I Had
Now entering his second decade as an impactful, jazz based but ultimately genre-defying artist, NYC drummer Curtis Nowosad is no stranger...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 26, 2023


LISA REAGAN, What We Need Is Here
As far as career accolades go, Lisa Reagan’s 20 year run with the Washington National Opera will no doubt always be at the top of the...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 19, 2023


KENNY MCNEIL & MATTHEW SHELL, "My Ride or Die (Rock Remix)"
Some tracks are so exciting, inspiring and soul-provocative, they seriously just scream out for a boatload of remixes presenting them in...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 15, 2023


TENI RANE, Goldenrod
Raised in and among a community of Chattanooga musicians who helped cultivate her passion for all things folk, country and Americana that...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 15, 2023


KENNY MCNEIL & MATTHEW SHELL, "My Ride or Die (House Remix)"
With a provocative, hardcore loyalty declaring title like “My Ride or Die,” it’s no wonder longtime friends and collaborators Kenny...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 8, 2023
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