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ROBERT PRESTER & ADRIANA SAMARGIA, Quenara
Besides the quirky, offbeat title of their debut album Quenara – inscrutably described in their witty liners as the “Quenaranese word for...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 2, 2023


DAVE STRYKER with BOB MINTZER, Groove Street
Once he wrapped his esteemed series of nostalgic Eight Track projects, veteran guitarist Dave Stryker got grooving on one of the most...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 2, 2023


RUSS SPIEGEL, Caribbean Blue
One of the great perks of being a world class, in demand jazz musician and artist is the opportunity to travel the globe, perform for...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 2, 2023


MIKE DiRUBBO, Inner Light
Saxophonist Mike DiRubbo is one of those classic NYC saxophone greats who has enjoyed a prominent dual career as a bandleader and sideman...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 2, 2023


GEORGE GEE SWING ORCHESTRA, Winter Wonderland
The George Gee Swing Orchestra may just now be getting around to recording a full on holiday extravaganza with their buoyant, wildly...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 2, 2023


JOE WITTMAN, Trio Works Sol
As perfectly inventive, intuitive, conversational and emotionally impactful as jazz trio dates get, Joe Wittman’s long awaited debut...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 2, 2023


CONSTANTINE ALEXANDER, Firetet
Enjoying the privilege of checking out longtime Windy City trumpet and flugelhorn stalwart Constantine Alexander for the first time via...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 2, 2023


BOWMANVILLE, Bowmanville
There’s no word in the bio information accompanying Bowmanville’s rootsy, stylish and often hard swinging self-titled debut if the...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 2, 2023


PETER XIFARAS, Fusion
Straight off his American Prize and Telly Award accolades for his Children of Conflict EP, a thematically and sonically dramatic,...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 2, 2023


GREGORY LEWIS, Organ Monk Going Home
At its essence, veteran Hammond B-3 master Gregory Lewis’ deliriously funked out, hard swinging and richly improvisational album Organ...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 2, 2023


RDL+, Bay Area Bridges Compilation
From the lyrical, swaying, accordion-laced guitar driven opening track “Double Edged Smile” through the intricate, hypnotic guitar-piano...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 29, 2023


CURTIS NOWOSAD, If I Had
Now entering his second decade as an impactful, jazz based but ultimately genre-defying artist, NYC drummer Curtis Nowosad is no stranger...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 26, 2023
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