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ROBERT MINOTT, "Can't Hold Back"
Marking an extraordinary 30 years since the release of his debut album Love Struck, veteran Jamaican born, Atlanta based singer and...
Jonathan Widran
May 19, 2021


shared secrets: WAVE
Young digital age music consumers whose lives are soundtracked 24/7 to Spotify and Apple Music playlists probably can’t fathom it, but...
Jonathan Widran
May 18, 2021


PRESLEY TENNANT, "Bite The Bullet"
As popular as the musical competition show “The Voice” has been for NBC and despite the hundreds of incredible talents that have won and...
Jonathan Widran
May 15, 2021


DEBORAH MARTIN & JILL HALEY, The Silence of Grace
A work of extraordinary depth and rich, intricate texturing of spacey ambient dreamscapes and soul-stirring earthy tones, The Silence of...
Jonathan Widran
May 14, 2021


CORY WILLIAMS, Bird Mouth
It probably wasn’t intentional, but in the midst of Cory Williams’ second full length album Bird Mouth - a quirkily titled but deeply...
Jonathan Widran
May 12, 2021


Q&A with Afton Wolfe
Tell me about your new album Kings for Sale. What does the title refer to and how does the music reflect that theme? Afton Wolfe: It’s a...
Jonathan Widran
May 9, 2021


LAUREN WHITE, Ever Since The World Ended
Having passed away in 2016, legendary jazz and bluesman Mose Allison didn’t live to experience the pandemic, but the sad, resigned,...
Jonathan Widran
May 5, 2021


DORIAN PAUL, "Shake It Around"
You can feel the freshness in the air and the revival of the American spirit as we continue to face our challenges with a renewed sense...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 30, 2021


RICARDO SILVEIRA, Solo
In a multi-faceted four decade career that has included stints with countless jazz legends (Herbie Mann, Michael Brecker, Sadao Watanabe)...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 20, 2021


ART OF TIME ENSEMBLE, Ain't Got Long
It may not be necessary to fully appreciate its majestic sweep, but those who find themselves seduced and culturally and spiritually...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 20, 2021


KENNY BLACK STEPHEN WRENCH SHIMMER JOHNSON, "Good Ole Love"
KENNY BLACK STEPHEN WRENCH SHIMMER JOHNSON “Good Ole Love” After a difficult year fraught with fear, anxiety and personal and...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 17, 2021


NY'A, "Waiting"
An unstoppable force in indie R&B music since her re-emergence in 2015, Ny’a has topped the World Indie and Euro Indie Charts countless...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 17, 2021
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