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LOUIS PRICE & STARR PARODI, "What Do You Think of That?"
Sometimes when all the creative stars align just right, a song written and performed by two beloved, multi-talented veteran artists meets...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 20, 2020


JENI SLOTCHIVER, American Heritage
In a socio-politically charged year when our understanding of African American history has been in the spotlight and challenged like few...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 19, 2020


BEN ZUCKER, Fifth Season
The Biblical expression “To every thing there is a season” is a spot-on way to dive into Fifth Season, the remarkable...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 19, 2020


HAZAR feat. Al Di Meola, Reincarnated
The release of Hazar’s latest album Reincarnated would serve as a glorious and transcendent, gently swaying yet rhythmically explosive...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 19, 2020


AMBER WEEKES, The Gathering
The pandemic has been a hindrance to a lot of musical traditions we’re used to, but thankfully, it can’t stop the release of grand...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 19, 2020


DOUGLAS OLSEN, 2 Cents
New England based trumpeter/composer Douglas Olsen is one of those highly accomplished musical forces who’s been biding his time behind...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 19, 2020


JIM WALLER, Bucket List
True to its whimsical title, Bucket List, the first ever project by the Jim Waller Big Band, finds the veteran composer/arranger and...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 19, 2020


ALBERTA & THE DEAD EYES, "Mhm"
The vibe of Alberta & The Dead Eyes – a Detroit based collective created around the edgy and raw, gritty yet ethereal music of David A....
Jonathan Widran
Oct 17, 2020


NATHAN OLIVER, Thank You For Your Generosity
When songwriters are faced with an unthinkable loss, their muse can lead them to either write tunes expressing a further sinking into...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 17, 2020


ADA BIRD WOLFE/JAMIESON TROTTER, He & Me
In my review of Ada Bird Wolfe’s emotionally stirring, critically acclaimed 2018 debut Birdie, I mentioned that the collection grew out...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 14, 2020


MAX HAYMER, Whirlwind: Live at Sam First
At a time when jazz fans are becoming increasingly despondent about any imminent return of live music, veteran pianist (and longtime...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 13, 2020


DARREN JESSEE, Remover
In a recent interview with American Songwriter, the dream/pop leaning Darren Jesssee – discussing his second solo project Remover,...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 12, 2020
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