TONY ROMANO, Three Chord Monte
Any veteran musician who can boast a resume populated with the likes of Stanley Jordan, Randy Brecker, Michael Feinstein AND still active...
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THE JW VIBE
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Jonathan Widran
- May 7
SYNIA CARROLL, Water is My Song
Writer Bob Seymour wildly understates the peripatetic nature of transcendent, multi-genre singer and wise, insightful storyteller Synia...
Jonathan Widran
- May 7
CHAD EDWARDS, Wyoming Roads
If anyone enjoying pianist/composer Chad Edwards’ magnificently eclectic, infectiously engaging new album Wyoming Roads wonders why he’s...
Jonathan Widran
- May 6
PAM ASBERRY, 24 Impromptus
While continuing to embody and explore the melodic grace, deep intuitiveness and transcendent spiritual insight that has driven Pam...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 30
RADAM SCHWARTZ, Saxophone Quartet Music
In a fascinating retro-cultural coincidence, the release of veteran organist and renowned educator Radam Schwartz’s unique and...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 30
Håkon Skogstad, 8 Concepts of Tango
Though a cursory understanding of the history of Argentine tango and Astor Piazzolla would surely provide helpful context, listeners who...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 30
MERCER HASSY ORCHESTRA, Duke's Place
A lover of big bands his whole life, self-taught Japanese-born arranger/composer Mercer Hassey has studied and celebrated the legendary...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 30
BRUCE LOFGREN GROUP, Earthly and Cosmic Tales
In addition to being a top arranger for pop and jazz icons like Kenny Loggins, Donna Summer and Janis Siegel, composer/guitarist Bruce...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 30
BENJI KAPLAN, Untold Stories
In a recent interview with Jazz Guitar Today in conjunction with his latest album Untold Stories, veteran acoustic guitarist and composer...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 27
BILLY DENK, Meditation of the Cosmos
Having written passionately about Billy Denk’s magnificent, deeply immersive 2023 album In Praise of Shadows – the Chicago based...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 25
JACK WOOD, The Gal That Got Away
A mainstay on the Southern California jazz scene both as concert producer and singer, the silky smooth yet emotionally powerful Jack Wood...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 25
ANTONIO GAVRILA, Tango Suite Buenos Aires
Casual fans of Argentine tango will surely enjoy young, wildly talented Bucharest-born pianist Antonio Gavrila’s exotic, high spirited...
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