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SARAH MENDELSOHN, "Lifeline"
In my (naturally!) glowing review of Sarah Mendelsohn’s 2018 debut album If, I praised the diversity of the eclectic singer/songwriter’s...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 12, 2021


MICHAEL LINGTON, Alone Together: The Duets
Unable to hit the road over the past year due to pandemic-related lockdowns, over the past year, many smooth jazz artists have taken...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 11, 2021


REZA KHAN, Imaginary Road
A socially conscious force in global jazz fusion, Reza Khan has a long-established history of blazing fresh trails, pushing limits and...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 9, 2021


JONATHAN KANE AND DAVE SOLDIER, February Meets Soldier String Quartet
Good thing Jonathan Kane (drums, guitar, bass) and Dave Soldier (violin, strings) let their fascinating, multi-faceted, trippy and...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 9, 2021


ALBARE, Albare Plays Jobim, Vol. 2
A true musical citizen of the world, acoustic and electric guitar virtuoso Albert Dadon (aka “Albare”) was born in Morocco, grew up in...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 9, 2021


DOUG MACDONALD DUO, Toluca Lake Jazz
The once thriving jazz clubs in the lovely suburban (Burbank adjacent) section of L.A. known as Toluca Lake have been gone for decades,...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 9, 2021


REBECCA DUMAINE AND THE DAVE MILLER TRIO, Someday, Someday
When the insightful and delightfully swinging daughter and father duo Rebecca Dumaine (vocals) and Dave Miller (piano) released their...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 9, 2021


PHANTOM WAVE, Wilds
When it comes to reflecting on the high octane, shoegaze dreamy meets blistering/relentlessly cool electric guitar fired Brooklyn based...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 5, 2021


CONSTANCE HAUMAN, Tropical Thunderstorm
As we ease deeper into 2021 and the light at the end of the quarantine/pandemic year of struggle, anxiety and malaise tunnel inches ever...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 5, 2021


MATTHEW SHELL, Towards New Beginnings II - Songs of Healing
Perfectly meeting our anxious collective moment and desire to move past the struggles and sorrows of a year like no other, visionary...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 2, 2021


SANDRA BOOKER, "Until We Meet Again"
There is something beautiful about artists whose insight into the human condition allows them to create works that meet our collective...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 1, 2021


skinsNbones, 'There's Reason"
The question mark (?) logo that Brisbane, Australia husband and wife rockers skinsNbones use in all their promotional materials in lieu...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 1, 2021
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