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DIGDOG, Homeless Theatre
Oh, those sweet pandemic era musical silver linings that should populate the realm of indie rock for the foreseeable future. The downtime...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 6, 2021


ERIC GOLETZ, A New Light
Especially in these challenging times, there’s nothing like rockin’ and jazzing in a new year (as opposed to just ringin’ it in!) with...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 5, 2021


STEVE MILLION, What I Meant To Say
Perhaps it’s just a simplistic tool of the trade of reviewing music, but this jazz fans swears the words of praise he used for Jazz...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 5, 2021


MARCOS ARIEL, Piano Blossoms
With over 30 albums to his credit, legendary Brazilian pianist/composer Marcos Ariel has been sharing the ample musical joys of his home...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 5, 2021


ADRIANNE DUNCAN, Gemini
The first thing to mention when thinking of ways to praise vocalist, songwriter and pianist extraordinaire Adrianne Duncan's deeply...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 5, 2021


TIFFANY BYNOE, "Made Extraordinary M.E." (Book Review)
Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of my embrace and appreciation of and passion and respect for Tiffany Bynoe’s spiritually driven...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 30, 2021


DEAN GRECH, Back In Time
Achieving some much deserved buzz with his long-awaited 2009 debut album Look Out, Dean Grech formulated the perfect response to those...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 30, 2021


RICK HABANA, "Poolside"
Though released at the beginning of fall 2021, emerging smooth jazz keyboard artist Rick Habana perfectly captures the warm and vibrant...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 29, 2021


DEAN JAMES, GroovySax
Listening to saxophonist Dean James’ infectious, alternately ultra-sensual and deeply grooving “soulsational” (and perfectly titled!)...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 29, 2021


TOM BRAXTON, Lookin' Up
From his 17 years (10 as Musical Director) with the late great Wayman Tisdale to his more recent international tours with Earl Klugh, Tom...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 29, 2021


JJ Sansaverino, "Tree Trimming With You"
If that’s a transcendent feeling of joy and exuberance you’re hearing as you groove along to JJ Sansaverino’s horn-fired first-ever...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 29, 2021


DEE BROWN, Deep Secrets
In 2007, Detroit based guitarist Dee Brown graced the urban jazz realm with a hip and tasty debut album with a prophetic title, No Time...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 22, 2021
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