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JIMBO ROSS, So Do It
Sometime in the 70s, jazz trumpeter Don Ellis famously introduced the incomparably eclectic Jimbo Ross as “the only jazz violist in...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 1, 2025


SHOUT SECTION BIG BAND, Tatum's Swingin' Session!!!
For the past 18 years, trumpeter and music educator Brett Dean has been the toast of Chicago, leading his continuously gigging 18-piece...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 1, 2025


ESHAAN SOOD & THE SONIC ALCHEMISTS, Dream River
As New Delhi born and raised, Brooklyn based guitarist Eshaan Sood takes our attentive and excited ears through what he calls “a journey...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 1, 2025


LINDA DACHTYL, Full Steam Ahead
Decades after she first heard organ music popping from the hits of Santana and Three Dog Night, veteran Hammond B3 master Linda Dachtyl...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 1, 2025


THE HIGH SOCIETY NEW ORLEANS JAZZ BAND, Live at Birdland
Praising The High Society New Orleans Jazz Band, which in its current iteration has been enrapturing audiences at its Thursday night...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 1, 2025


JIM WITZEL QUARTET, Very Early: Remembering Bill Evans
Emmy winning pianist Phil Aaron, longtime collaborator and compatriot of veteran jazz guitarist Jim Witzel, says it all in his liner...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 1, 2025


HANNAH GILL, Spooky Jazz Vol. 3
Building on the (quite literally) spirit-filled vibe of her independently recorded 2020 Spooky Jazz  EP and its popular full-length 2024...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 1, 2025


GEORGE COLEMAN, George Coleman with Strings
Like a warm, silky and loving caress from a longtime friend, legendary saxophonist George Coleman caps an extraordinarily diverse nearly...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 1, 2025


LE CONCORDE, Second Mansions
This writer has often wondered what an infinite God of such great creativity must think of what passes for Contemporary Christian Music...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 27, 2025


MICHAEL LANDGARTEN, Back to You
When we start a deep dive into Michael Landgarten’s musical history, it’s clear the rootsy, rockin’ and splendidly soulful, lyrically...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 27, 2025


DAVID FOGEL featuring SOPHIA AGRANOVICH, Symphonina No. 3
While millions still gather at concert halls and outdoor venues throughout the world to hear timeless – and lengthy - symphonies from the...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 26, 2025


LEO & THE GOAT, Shine
Shine, the conceptually innovative, socially conscious, sonically adventurous and continuously dazzling debut album by Leo & The Goat,...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 24, 2025
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