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BRIAN SCANLON, Brain Scan
Had I heard it when it first came out last fall, saxophonist Brian Scanlon’s brilliant, rhythmically varied, continuously compelling...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 2, 2020


SCOTT COSSU, Memories of Water and Light
A seminal force in and influential and enduring treasure of new age music, pianist/composer Scott Cossu - one of the first artists on...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 30, 2019


THE PERSIAN LEAPS, Electrical Living
In 2018, The Persian Leaps, the raucous and quirky St. Paul based indie rock/power pop band with the playfully inscrutable name,...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 15, 2019


NEILL MACLEAN, "Invite Me Over"
“Invite Me Over,” the infectious, wildly synthy retro 60’s pop/folk meets 80’s new wave/light punk influenced new single from emerging...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 15, 2019


PAUL ADAMS & ELIZABETH GEYER, Deeper Imaginings
Because composer/musicians and their fans tend to compartmentalize their passions into strict genre trappings, it’s rare to find artists...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 14, 2019


MICHAEL KOLLWITZ & WALTON MENDELSON, The Stick EWI Project: In the Moonlight
In my enthusiastic write-up review of Michael Kollwitz’s Billboard charting early 2019 release Serenity III: More Peaceful Music on the...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 13, 2019


TELEMONSTER, Introspecter, Vol. 1
Though they are rife with dreamy pop elements and delightfully fuzzy guitars, You can’t exactly call Chattanooga based Telemonster’s vibe...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 12, 2019


CHRIS STANDRING & KATHRIN SHORR’S XMAS EXTRAVAGANZA AT FEINSTEIN’S AT VITELLO’S
Back in 2011, Billboard chart-topping contemporary jazz guitarist Chris Standring and award-winning pop/folk singer/songwriter Kathrin...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 6, 2019


ROZINA PATKAI, Taladim
If the only way you’ve ever experienced legendary poet T.S. Elliot’s verses set to music is “Cats,” allow the beautiful, Astrud Gilberto...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 4, 2019


JOHN BASILE, Silent Night
It’s probably a good bet that master jazz guitarist and all-around Renaissance Man John Basile played his share of Christmas music while...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 4, 2019


CAROL ALBERT, Stronger Now
From the get go on her latest, perfectly titled album Stronger Now, pianist/composer Carol Albert takes us on a soaring, optimistic...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 4, 2019


FRANK COLON, Latin Lounge
Throughout his illustrious career as a sideman, veteran percussionist amped up the grooves behind everyone from The Manhattan Transfer...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 4, 2019
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