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JUSTIN MAKI, "Different Kind of Love"
Between mandated facemasks, adapting to new at home work modes (if we can), social distancing and lockdowns, let’s face it, there’s...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 17, 2020


JACO, Dose
Although the jangling yet edgy, offbeat but super-melodic power pop jam Dose is technically the second solo album of a trilogy by...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 16, 2020


CLAY HARPER, Dirt Yard Street
Describing Clay Harper’s latest solo album Dirt Yard Street as “raw” does a disservice to the word. Vocally, instrumentally and...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 16, 2020


ANDRE CAVOR, "Heat Index"
A veritable musical institution in his hometown of Cleveland, saxophonist Andre Cavor got it right when he called his 2017 debut album...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 16, 2020


MUSICAL SPA, Meditation Music 4: Deep Theta
Sometimes, as if the universe somehow just knows, an artist’s musical destiny can coincide with the dire needs of the planet and its...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 13, 2020


JAKE WINSTROM, Circles
The release of onetime Tenderhooks frontman Jake Winstrom’s quirky and poignant, jangling retro-guitar and oldschool keyboard driven...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 10, 2020


SANGEETA KAUR, Illuminance
A prominent force new age/classical crossover music who has been gracing us with her groundbreaking “mantra opera” aesthetic since her...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 9, 2020


SUKYUNG KIM, Lilac Hill
Having established herself as an integral young performer on the NYC jazz scene these past few years, Korean born, Brooklyn based Sukyung...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 7, 2020


JOHN FINBURY, American Nocturnes: Final Days of July
In late 2019, just before the world as we knew it went astray, veteran composer John Finbury was nominated for a 2020 Grammy Award for...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 7, 2020


JOSE RIZO'S MONGORAMA, Mariposas Cantan
A vibrant, alternately sensual and explosive celebration of Latin jazz (and some of its greatest practitioners) in Southern California,...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 7, 2020


THE RADAM SCHWARTZ ORGAN BIG BAND, Message from Groove and GW
Although we’re not able to attend live concerts while COVID-19 is the prevailing reality, it’s always a joy to be reminded of what a...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 7, 2020


KENNY KOTWITZ & THE LA JAZZ QUINTET, When Lights Are Low
The seamless, beautifully lilting and subtly soulful accordion and vibes-driven ensemble date When Lights Are Low is nominally attributed...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 7, 2020
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