PAUL ADAMS & ELIZABETH GEYER, Deeper Imaginings
Because composer/musicians and their fans tend to compartmentalize their passions into strict genre trappings, it’s rare to find artists...
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Jonathan Widran
Dec 13, 2019
MICHAEL KOLLWITZ & WALTON MENDELSON, The Stick EWI Project: In the Moonlight
In my enthusiastic write-up review of Michael Kollwitz’s Billboard charting early 2019 release Serenity III: More Peaceful Music on the...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 12, 2019
TELEMONSTER, Introspecter, Vol. 1
Though they are rife with dreamy pop elements and delightfully fuzzy guitars, You can’t exactly call Chattanooga based Telemonster’s vibe...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 6, 2019
CHRIS STANDRING & KATHRIN SHORR’S XMAS EXTRAVAGANZA AT FEINSTEIN’S AT VITELLO’S
Back in 2011, Billboard chart-topping contemporary jazz guitarist Chris Standring and award-winning pop/folk singer/songwriter Kathrin...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 4, 2019
ROZINA PATKAI, Taladim
If the only way you’ve ever experienced legendary poet T.S. Elliot’s verses set to music is “Cats,” allow the beautiful, Astrud Gilberto...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 4, 2019
JOHN BASILE, Silent Night
It’s probably a good bet that master jazz guitarist and all-around Renaissance Man John Basile played his share of Christmas music while...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 4, 2019
CAROL ALBERT, Stronger Now
From the get go on her latest, perfectly titled album Stronger Now, pianist/composer Carol Albert takes us on a soaring, optimistic...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 4, 2019
FRANK COLON, Latin Lounge
Throughout his illustrious career as a sideman, veteran percussionist amped up the grooves behind everyone from The Manhattan Transfer...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 4, 2019
REBECCA ANGEL, "Santa Baby"
Four years after making her recording debut with an original holiday track, NYC jazz singer, songwriter and performer puts an exclamation...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 27, 2019
Luis Muñoz with Lois Mahalia, The Infinite Dream
Closing in on a fascinating quarter century as a multi-faceted recording artist, Costa Rican born, California based drummer,...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 24, 2019
ROB MULLINS, Holiday Piano Collection
In my review (sparkling, naturally) of the Rob Mullins Trio’s 2018 album, I marveled at the way he so seamlessly integrated swinging...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 24, 2019
RICHARD DILLON & CORINNE SEGANOS, We Follow The Star
For adventurous music fans, it happens every year when the holidays roll around. When we make our holiday playlists, we want some of our...
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