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THE BIX CENTENNIAL ALL-STARS, Celebrating Bix!
Considered one of the most influential jazz soloists of the 1920s, cornetist Bix Beiderbecke only lived 28 years, but his legacy and...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 4, 2023


MATT ROLLINGS TRIO, The Valentine Sessions
Even if there were no grand comeback story attached to the Matt Rollings Trio’s eminently engaging, sweetly mellifluous yet often...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 2, 2023


COLETTE MICHAAN, Earth Rebirth
Inspired by working at the Village Vanguard in the late 70s, NYC native and world-renowned flutist Colette Michaan has developed an...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 24, 2023


REBECCA SHORSTEIN & ALDEN GATT, Shir Hashirim
Though the gorgeous, deeply emotional and emphatically dramatic Hebrew language vocals of internationally renowned opera singer Rebecca...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 24, 2023


ARINA FUJIWARA, Neon
It’s so delightfully rare to find a young, emerging artist so confident and sure of their talent and artistry that they make nearly every...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 24, 2023


VANESSA RACCI, Jazzy Italian
Though it marks her debut on Zoho Records, Vanessa Racci’s second album Jazzy Italian is at heart a beautifully conceived extension of...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 24, 2023


MADRE VACA, Knights of the Round Table
Not far below the assertion atop Madre Vaca’s home page that the esteemed veteran Jacksonville, FL jazz collective is all about Music For...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 24, 2023


KETURAH ALLGOOD, Shine
Tucked neatly at the emotional center of the 12 attitude and soul transforming tracks of Shine –Keturah Algood’s first album in 17 years...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 21, 2023


SAINT PACIFIC, Blue
If you really dig on the raw, sometimes edgy hard rolling yet often sensitively soulful rock blues storyteller tunes on Saint Pacific’s...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 20, 2023


MATTHEW SHELL & KENNY MCNEIL, "My Ride or Die"
From the first bubbly bass rhythms and seductive wordless vocal introduction of “My Ride or Die” and on through one of the most...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 20, 2023


DIMITRI LANDRAIN TRIO, Astor's Place
A true musical citizen of the world, pianist and composer Dimitri Landrain showcases such effortless facility and mastery of Argentine,...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 12, 2023


THE SANTIAGO BIG BAND /THE AFRO LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA, Santiago Brooklyn Santiago
What started out as a conversation between two top Latin pianists about a fresh way to collaborate evolved not only into a high-octane...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 12, 2023
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