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JOHN DeNICOLA, She Said
Nearly 35 years after a certain smash hit he co-wrote on the “Dirty Dancing” soundtrack earned him an Oscar, a Grammy nom and an ASCAP...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 3, 2021


PAUL JOST QUARTET, While We Were Gone: Live at Soapbox Gallery
For those as yet unfamiliar with veteran NYC singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist Paul Jost, nothing you’ve heard before in the...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 1, 2021


NICOLE HENRY, Time To Love Again
Having become a global sensation performing throughout the U.S. and over 20 countries since her emergence in the mid-2000s, pop/R&B...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 1, 2021


ANGEL ROMAN & MAMBO BLUE, Festive Interplay
Veteran bassist Angel Roman’s multi-faceted career featuring impactful residencies in numerous American cities (Boston, Miami,...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 1, 2021


JEREMY MONTEIRO & ALBERTO MARSICO, Jazz-Blues Brothers
Such is the timelessness, sensuality, burning swing-ability and vast energy exchange of Jazz-Blues Brothers, the perfectly titled, hard...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 1, 2021


PAUL TAYLOR, And Now This
With Paul Taylor, one of contemporary urban jazz’s primary hitmakers, it’s all about those sensual onstage moves (his female fans...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 28, 2021


DEVON, Helium
Even if it was just the singer onstage solo alternating with acoustic guitar, a keyboard and electronic tracks with wild sound effects,...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 26, 2021


GORDON GOODWIN'S BIG PHAT BAND, The Reset
Seemingly innocent in their conception, clever album titles sometimes prove prophetic. There’s literally no way that when Gordon...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 26, 2021


DONNA DE LORY, Gone Beyond
The name and voice of Donna De Lory sparks a fond, unique and essential memory for me that traces back several decades, long before this...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 24, 2021


DANAE XANTHE VLASSE, A Concert & Celebration of Mythologies at Skirball Cultural Center
As part of her artistic mission statement that must be cited in any insightful profile or review of a recording or live performance,...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 24, 2021


TIFFANY BYNOE, "Christmas With You"
Stylistically, songwriter and vocalist extraordinaire Tiffany Bynoe’s done it all - from her early gospel success with Seasons through...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 23, 2021


CHRIS ST. JOHN, "Hey Siri"
On a roll these past months with two international hit singles – “I Called Her Rose” and “A Box For Jewels” – rising high on the Euro...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 21, 2021
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