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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...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 12, 2023


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, 2023


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, 2023


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 12, 2023


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 9, 2023


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
Aug 7, 2023


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 31, 2023


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, 2023


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 29, 2023


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, 2023


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 26, 2023


THE SCOOCHES, Lift You Up
Every colorful word of praise I expressed about Banjo Nickaru & Western Scooches’ rhythmically eclectic, dazzling and fun 2018...
Jonathan Widran
Jul 24, 2023
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