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CLAIRDEE, A Love Letter to Lena
A 2018 winner of the Bay Area Jazz and Blues Artist Lifetime Achievement Award, San Francisco based internationally renowned jazz and R&B...
Jonathan Widran
Feb 26, 2020


DARRELL KELLEY, "Because of You"
A true socially conscious Renaissance man for our time, Darrell Kelley has been an unstoppable creative and grooving force of nature...
Jonathan Widran
Feb 25, 2020


GREYE, "Lucky"
In the six years since Daytona Beach, FL progressive Americana rockers Greye released their debut album Providence, they’ve captivated...
Jonathan Widran
Feb 25, 2020


STEPHEN WRENCH, "Life's a Sham"
Connected in so many fascinating ways to rock and roll greatness that his official and off the record resume defies easy categorizations,...
Jonathan Widran
Feb 25, 2020


JC HOPKINS BIGGISH BAND, New York Moment
Versatile pianist J.C. Hopkins and his soaring, explosive Biggish Band has been holding court for several years at their Saturday Night...
Jonathan Widran
Feb 25, 2020


PAUL SHAW QUINTET, Moment of Clarity
Veteran drummer Paul Shaw brings a fascinating history to his debut as a leader, which, considering its expansive array of moods and...
Jonathan Widran
Feb 25, 2020


FUNK SHUI NYC, Shark NATO on a Plane
It’s kind of curious as to why Dave Morgan and Rob Susman, veteran sidemen and masterminds behind the slammin’, jammin’ high octane 15...
Jonathan Widran
Feb 25, 2020


SUZANNA ROSS Is Bewitched*
She had me at “Bewitched!” Not the Songbook standard that Suzanna Ross’ clever album title humorously references, but a snappy, sexy and...
Jonathan Widran
Feb 25, 2020


SARAH ELGETI QUARTET with FRIENDS, Dawn Comes Quietly
Sometimes the most dynamic, wildly creative, soulful, sonically inventive and playfully swinging jazz arrives in deceptive packaging. The...
Jonathan Widran
Feb 25, 2020


DENISE MANGIARDI, Brown Book
Having made an impact as a jazz interpreter and clever, thoughtful original songwriter and performer in New York, New Orleans and in her...
Jonathan Widran
Feb 25, 2020


GLORIA REUBEN & MARTY ASHBY, For All We Know
Timed perfectly for a Valentine’s Day release, For All We Know is an exquisite, gentle, heartfelt and deeply emotional guitar-vocal duo...
Jonathan Widran
Feb 25, 2020


BADBADNOT GOOD and The Future of Neo Jazz
Modern music has had a resurgence in the last decade. Leading the charge is a slew of new artists that are shifting the landscape of the...
Brix Jennings
Feb 22, 2020
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