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STRINGS FOR PEACE
To fully appreciate Strings for Peace, an historic East meets West classical music summit between Grammy winning guitarist Sharon Isbin...
Jonathan Widran
May 21, 2020


SHARON ISBIN, Affinity
When it comes to awards and critical accolades, the fountain never stops for those praising the brilliance and diversity of classical...
Jonathan Widran
May 21, 2020


LISA ADDEO, "What Cha' Know About That"
It was a different 2020 – and a very different world – when bang, zoom out of the box, the title track from funky Smooth Jazz...
Jonathan Widran
May 21, 2020


DAVID K. MATHEWS, The Fantasy Vocal Sessions, Vol. 2, Soul, Pop, R&B
Late Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Etta James once said of David K. Mathews, her keyboardist for 20 years, that “he can play anything” – a...
Jonathan Widran
May 20, 2020


KING ROPES, Go Back Where They Came From
Millions of musicians make their living in cover bands, keeping crowds satisfied with the tried, true and familiar night after night. The...
Jonathan Widran
May 16, 2020


EVAN MYALL, Evan Myall
Set adrift on the dreamy, floating bliss of the laid back, trippy atmospheres, old school keyboards, impossibly inviting grooves,...
Jonathan Widran
May 16, 2020


TOWN MEETING, Make Things Better
Funny/ironic the way the world situation sometimes makes accidental prophets out of brilliant local bands just plugging away, jamming,...
Jonathan Widran
May 15, 2020


EM ROSSI, "Got This Feeling"
Sometimes the press materials announcing the emergence of a major new talent can overdo the namedropping – and that’s the case that helps...
Jonathan Widran
May 15, 2020


ARIELLA, "Joy"
Since establishing themselves as the popular live performing duo Ariella just over 10 years ago, soul, jazz and blues splashed vocalist...
Jonathan Widran
May 13, 2020


SANDRA NORTH, "Same Story 'Bout a Broken Heart"
From the first blast of the infectious, empowering hard rockin’ chorus of Sandra North’s new single “Same Story ‘Bout of Broken Heart,”...
Jonathan Widran
May 11, 2020


EPAMINONDAS TRIMIS, Play the Earth
More than simply an innovative and endlessly intriguing ambient, poetry and organic instrument driven world music collection, Play the...
Jonathan Widran
May 6, 2020


RAVA/HERBERT/GUIDI, For Mario (Live)
There’s nothing that really prepares your ears for the cacophonous symphony of odd textures, haunting and expansive ambiences, out of the...
Jonathan Widran
May 6, 2020
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