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ANGIE WELLS, Truth Be Told
Though Angie Wells’ passion for music began at five when Count Basie played for her kindergarten class, she didn’t start coming into her...
Jonathan Widran
Jul 19, 2023


TED FALCON, Tô Chegando – Almost There
Even before we set sail on what is truly one of the most exotic, intoxicating and whimsically romantic albums of the year, there are...
Jonathan Widran
Jul 19, 2023


MICHAEL RAGONESE, Stracci
Aside from priming your passion for high energy, hard swinging and off the charts imaginative improvisational trad jazz to anticipate a...
Jonathan Widran
Jul 19, 2023


THE 14 JAZZ ORCHESTRA, Islands
While our modern ways of consuming music via streaming sometimes relegate cover art and liner notes to secondary considerations, for...
Jonathan Widran
Jul 18, 2023


UTE LEMPER, Time Traveler
On “Time Traveler,” the dreamy and deeply soulful, downtempo yet vocally dramatic title track from Ute Lemper’s eclectic new album, the...
Jonathan Widran
Jul 15, 2023


MAESTRO OF THE MOVIES: JOHN WILLIAMS WITH THE LA PHIL at the Hollywood Bowl
Every summer, it’s exclaimed and gushed about all over social media before and after it happens as if it’s the ultimate, highly...
Jonathan Widran
Jul 13, 2023


MICHAEL PELOSO, Here From There
As Michael Peloso found out quite unexpectedly, that’s the way inspiration works sometimes. The versatile keyboardist, composer, arranger...
Jonathan Widran
Jul 8, 2023


MAINLAND BREAK, One Way Ticket To Midnight
Somewhere within the hard-hitting flow of One Way Ticket to Midnight, the brilliant, feisty and ultra-ambitious – not to mention, crisply...
Jonathan Widran
Jul 8, 2023


SUSAN WENDELKEN, Alayne's Echo
Considering that powerhouse veteran rocker, Irish music enthusiast and singer/songwriter Susan Wendelken makes no bones about the...
Jonathan Widran
Jul 2, 2023


JAKE AARON, Always Seeking
Perhaps not since Elton John’s 1970 classic Tumbleweed Connection has a British artist so artfully and dynamically embraced...
Jonathan Widran
Jul 2, 2023


JUNE BISANTZ & GORDON MORRELL, It's Been A Long, Long Time
On a purely musical level, June Bisantz & Gordon Morrell’s dual album It’s Been a Long Long Time is a heartfelt, beautifully rendered...
Jonathan Widran
Jul 2, 2023


TIM FOLEY GROUP, Stop Along The Way
On the fascinating website of Tim Foley, who uses the space to share the wealth of his expansive musical endeavors, the Cambridge, MA...
Jonathan Widran
Jul 2, 2023
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