Jonathan WidranMay 4, 2018RITA COOLIDGE, Safe in the Arms of TimeWhen legendary artists discuss their latest recordings, they often claim it’s their best work to drum up interest from longtime fans who...
Jonathan WidranMay 4, 2018McCLENTY HUNTER, JR., The Groove HunterAfter keeping the scene hopping as one of NYC’s most inventive drummers for a decade, McClenty Hunter. Jr – perhaps best known for his...
Jonathan WidranMay 4, 2018MICHAEL MOSS/ACCIDENTAL ORCHESTRA, HelixWhat happens when one of the “farthest out cats” on NYC’s loft jazz scene fractures a bone tripping over a curb? When that cat is...
Jonathan WidranMay 3, 2018JUNGSU CHOI TINY ORKESTER, Tschuss Jazz EraAny bandleader bold enough to imagine, via a sonically expansive jazz playground infused with hard ensemble swing and edgy rock fusion,...
Jonathan WidranMay 3, 2018CATHY SEGAL-GARCIA, The Jazz ChamberOn her free-wheeling, joyfully schizophrenic 11th album The Jazz Chamber, Cathy Segal-Garcia surrounds her emotionally resonant,...
Jonathan WidranMay 3, 2018SUSAN KREBS CHAMBER BAND, Light Out of DarknessAnyone soulful and spiritually intuitive enough to celebrate the season of renewal by juxtaposing a bluesy Ray Charles classic alongside...
Jonathan WidranMay 3, 2018JAMIE SHEW, Eyes Wide OpenAnyone who’s ever suffered a great loss – and that means all of us at some point – will find moving, inspiring and coolly swinging...
Jonathan WidranMay 3, 2018DAVE TULL, Texting and DrivingWho says jazz has to be super-serious all the time? Not the delightfully witty, bitingly incisive social observer/master satirist Dave...
Jonathan WidranMay 3, 2018JOHN PROULX, Say ItAbout halfway through his spirited stroll through Michael Franks’ “Scatsville,” veteran jazz vocalist John Proulx, tongue firmly in...
Jonathan WidranMay 3, 2018JOANNE TATHAM, The Rings of SaturnCalling her delightfully eclectic new album The Rings of Saturn, Joanne Tatham – truly one of the L.A. jazz scene’s most engaging vocal...
Jonathan WidranMay 2, 2018DIANE MOSER, BirdsongsNormally when we hear the phrase, “this one’s for the birds,” it’s got a negative connotation – but when we apply it graciously to the...
Jonathan WidranMay 2, 2018FRED FARELL, Distant SongFred Farell’s deeply soulful, spiritually uplifting and simply but magnificently produced new album Distant Song celebrates the veteran...