BILLY DENK, In Praise of Shadows
In 2019, after several decades as one of Chicagoland’s most renowned and versatile jazz guitarists, Billy Denk made a radical creative...
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Jonathan Widran
- Mar 6
MONSTER TAXI, "A Walking Stranger"
When Jason Klein branded himself “Monster Taxi” to start licensing his own tracks, the veteran Miami based studio jack of all trades...
Jonathan Widran
- Mar 2
PAUL JACKS, Amphibious
For a music journalist there’s a point of pride to be able to follow an indie artist’s creative development and career trajectory from...
Jonathan Widran
- Mar 2
JENN HOWARD, Valiant Women
Trying to position Jenn Howard’s stellar, powerfully reflective and deeply cathartic new breakthrough album Valiant Women as a project...
Jonathan Widran
- Mar 1
MICKEY'S TREE - A Film By Belton Mouras, Jr. (Short Review)
In the heartfelt “Director’s Statement” video Belton Mouras, Jr. shares on the website promoting his beautiful, deeply emotional and...
Jonathan Widran
- Feb 27
MICKEY'S TREE - A Film By Belton Mouras, Jr.
In the heartfelt “Director’s Statement” video Belton Mouras, Jr. shares on the website promoting his beautiful, deeply emotional and...
Jonathan Widran
- Feb 26
PIERRE L. CHAMBERS, Shining Moments
In speaking of a legendary and deeply impactful 50’s and 60’s hard bop bassist, renowned jazz critic Martin Williams once said, “A handy...
Jonathan Widran
- Feb 26
ESTHESIS QUARTET, Time Zones
With the emergence of the Esthesis Quartet in 2022 following the launch of ARTEMIS in 2020, the jazz world has been blessed this decade...
Jonathan Widran
- Feb 26
DEWAYNE PATE, On the Upside
The title of On the Upside, veteran bassist Dewayne Pate’s first solo album in nearly 15 years, says it all about the silver linings for...
Jonathan Widran
- Feb 26
MARK ORTWEIN, It Was Time
Sidelined from engaging in their usual breakneck schedules, the pandemic lockdown had an unpredictable, dizzying effect on the creative...
Jonathan Widran
- Feb 17
CHRISTINA TOURIN, Geodepédie - Hidden Light
“Geodepédie - Hidden Light” - For Christina Tourin, this powerful, thought provoking phrase is more than simply the perfect title for the...
Jonathan Widran
- Feb 15
AMBER NICHOLSON, Far Away Dreaming
Conventional love song wisdom might tell us that the five gloriously relatable and soulful, pop, jazz, blues and country inflected tunes...
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