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THE GROOVE PROJECT: Volume 2: The Winds of Change
"I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination." --- Jimmy Dean At first blush, The...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 28, 2021


THE TRANSONICS, Tides
Mega kudos to The Transonics, the fun-loving six piece power poppers from Columbia, South Carolina who sport not only a sly, sultry, full...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 28, 2021


MICHAEL WHALEN, "Phonic"
In addition to being one new age music’s true superstars with a discography extending back to the mid-90s, Michael Whalen is a two time...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 27, 2021


MICHELLE QURESHI, "Night of a Thousand Stars"
Closing in on a decade since she began bringing her timeless, melodic and hypnotic guitarisma to the public via her 2012 debut releases...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 27, 2021


CHRIS HAUGEN, "Water to Land"
The title track to Bay Area acoustic slide guitarist Chris Haugen’s most recent album First Light – a work the artist called a “deep...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 27, 2021


RYAN JUDD, "The Lost Summer"
Versatile fingerstyle guitarist Ryan Judd’s career as Billboard chart topping new age artist and ZMR Award winner with over 130 million...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 27, 2021


CARL BORDEN, "Good Morning Light"
Once best known for his work with 90’s Atlantic Records R&B group Men and Large, Carl Borden has been an unstoppable multi-talented...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 27, 2021


EAMONN KARRAN, "The Edge"
A contemporary pianist based in Northern Ireland, Eamonn Karran has been playing since age seven and played for years in all kinds of...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 27, 2021


GAETANO LETIZIA, Chartreuse
Perhaps the word “eclectic” is a bit overused in attempting to describe an artist who takes a loose, freewheeling stylistic approach to...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 21, 2021


BEN BOSTICK, Grown Up Love
First finding his voice and confidence as a singer/songwriter busking on L.A.’s iconic Santa Monica Pier, Ben Bostick’s bounced gleefully...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 19, 2021


JAMES HENRY, "Watermelon Man (Radio Remix)"
With one of the most identifiable, infectiously exuberant horn and piano riffs in contemporary jazz history, Herbie Hancock’s iconic 1962...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 19, 2021


GREG & STEVE, Get Up & Dance
As an adult listening and tappin’ toes to the rockin’, peppy and wildly motivational title track to veteran Grammy nominated children’s...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 18, 2021
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