DEVA MAHAL, Run Deep
On her intensely heartfelt, soul-searing full length debut, the daughter of legendary bluesman Taj Mahal draws from that celebrates her...
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Music That Sticks To My Soul
Jonathan Widran
- May 14, 2018
SEAN NOONAN, The Aqua Diva
And now for something completely offbeat, crazy-cool, jazzy, rocky, punky, world beat edgy – and so hipster it would make an incredible...
Jonathan Widran
- May 14, 2018
BOB ARTHURS & STEVE LaMATTINA, Jazz It Up: Ukranian Songs for Three Dads
Don’t let the subtitle of this unique dual album by world renowned jazz trumpeter Bob Arthurs and guitarist Steve LaMattina make you...
Jonathan Widran
- May 14, 2018
GABRIELE TRANCHINA, Of Sailing Ships and the Stars in Your Eyes
Once dubbed a “German born Parisian chanteuse with Brazilian stylings,” versatile vocalist and true musical citizen of the world Gabriele...
Jonathan Widran
- May 14, 2018
DIANE MARINO, Soul Serenade: The Gloria Lynne Project
When it comes to female jazz legends, we have certainly have had enough tribute albums to Ella, Billie, Sarah and Dinah – so it’s...
Jonathan Widran
- May 14, 2018
SALVO LOSAPPIO, Long Story Short
It is testament to Italian born saxophonist Salvo Losappio’s dynamic skills as tuneful bebop and swing composer that the original songs...
Jonathan Widran
- May 14, 2018
FATE UNDER FIRE, "La La Love"
Driven by Sacramento based singer, songwriter and sonic visionary David James, the four piece alt-pop band Fate Under Fire has...
Jonathan Widran
- May 13, 2018
DAVID WAHLER, Mosaic
Sometimes, the Universe just knows. In the midst of a trying day or week, with real and probably imagined work and personal stresses...
Jonathan Widran
- May 7, 2018
SCOTT LAWLOR, Transition
If you are into soulful, thought provoking and consciousness expanding ambient music, Scott Lawlor is a composer and artist who needs to...
Jonathan Widran
- May 6, 2018
BRENDA WARREN, Beautiful Journey
Reflecting on pianist/composer Brenda Warren’s latest collection, the exquisitely produced, intimately poignant, and spiritually...
Jonathan Widran
- May 6, 2018
CANYON SHADOWS, Composed by Katherine Hoover, Performed by Joanne Lazzaro & Dreamcatcher
I have to make a disclaimer before sharing the fascinating story of how Los Angeles based veteran flautist Joanne Lazzaro and her...
Jonathan Widran
- May 6, 2018
ANDREW NEU, Catwalk: The Big Band Side of Andrew Neu
In a rave review I wrote a few years ago for Everything Happens for a Reason, Andrew Neu’s fourth solo smooth/urban jazz oriented album,...