Jonathan WidranJul 27, 2020GRANT MALOY SMITH, "I See You"An enduring African proverb tells us, “Those who respect the elderly pave their own road to success.” A classic Chinese saying reminds...
Jonathan WidranJul 25, 2020MON DAVID & JOSH NELSON, DNA (David/Nelson/Agreement)Perhaps the most fascinating aspect of DNA, an album of wondrous, intimate vocal-piano duets by timeless jazz treasures Mon David and...
Jonathan WidranJul 25, 2020HORIZONS JAZZ ORCHESTRA Plays the Music of Lee Harris "The Brite Side"You may never have heard of the late bari saxophonist, composer and arranger Lee Harris – but the 18-piece Horizons Jazz Orchestra and a...
Jonathan WidranJul 21, 2020BENNY RUBIN JR. QUARTET, Know Say Or SeeThe title of saxophonist Benny Rubin Jr.’s acclaimed 2017 solo debut What’s Next came across like a cool tease into what would become...
Jonathan WidranJul 21, 2020SUE ANNE GERSHENZON, You Must Believe in SpringOn Sue Anne Gershenzon’s home page, the veteran stage performer (Broadway and Off-Broadway), opera singer and renowned vocal teacher...
Jonathan WidranJul 21, 2020CAROL WELSMAN, Dance With MeFor Canadian born, six-time Juno Award nominee Carol Welsman, one of the deepest autobiographical albums in her treasured jazz canon is...