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Jonathan Widran
Nov 16, 2024
ANITRA CARR, "Forevermore"
Every new and fascinating detail we learn about traditional country influenced indie Americana singer Anitra Carr’s background allows us...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 12, 2024
NEIL PATTON, The Small Hours
In 2022, fifteen years after releasing his debut album Impromptu – Solo Piano , composer/musician Neil Patton’s artful blend of faith and...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 12, 2024
THE BEST OF FRANK PIOMBO
At a time when a clear majority of us music fanatics access our favorite artists and tunes with clicks on our phone, there’s something...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 11, 2024
BRENDA RUSSELL, "You Know What It's Like"
With the release of her latest single, the soulful and sensualromance “You Know What It’s Like,” Brenda Russell not only continues to...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 10, 2024
DAVID VITO GREGOLI & RICKY KEJ, Liquid Planet (Chillax Music)
For two decades now, Ricky Kej has been like a divine light in new age and world music, becoming a multi-genre icon by collaborating with...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 10, 2024
GEORGE HIGHFILL, Thank a Trucker
It’s a song about needing to hear comforting classic music to cope with a heartbreak, but the cleverly titled “Two Merles and a Buck” –...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 9, 2024
STEVE SIECK at Catalina Jazz Club
One of the many great aspects of the L.A. Jazz Scene’s legendary hotspot the Catalina Jazz Club is that for all the iconic artists who...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 7, 2024
DEBORAH MARTIN/CHERYL GALLAGHER, Tibet (20th Anniversary Remaster)
For veteran Spotted Peccary artists, composers, multi-instrumentalists and sonic visionaries Deborah Martin and Cheryl Gallagher, the...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 5, 2024
SLUKA, Cautionary Yell
It’s perfect that singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Christopher Sluka launches his latest Sluka album Cautionary Yell with...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 4, 2024
SAM KUSLAN, Runaway Love
Not since AJ Croce has a young singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist emerged with such an inspiring fusion of funky, traditional...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 4, 2024
l.d. levy, dnand
If the ee cummings fan club held a contest to find a jazz equivalent to the famed poet’s quirky, no caps style, they would have an...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 4, 2024
KEN SERIO QUARTET, Brooklyn Oasis
For those not familiar with drummer Ken Serio and his incredible diversity over the past three decades, Bill Milkowski’s richly...
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