Jonathan WidranDec 6, 2018DAVE STRYKER, Eight Track ChristmasComing home, getting cozy and buoyantly celebrating the holidays, Guitarist Dave Stryker works up the magic again with his bluesy, jazzy,...
Jonathan WidranDec 6, 2018CRAVE AND WONDER, Tales From The PorchA few quick, whimsical questions for adventurous listeners craving fresh new indie music who are about to give Tales from the Porch, the...
Jonathan WidranNov 28, 2018JACK MOUSE GROUP, Intimate AdversaryBefore emerging as a bandleader in his own right in recent years, exploring traditional compositional forms as well as free...
Jonathan WidranNov 28, 2018CARLA CAMPOPIANO TRIO, Chicago/Buenos Aires ConnectionsGenerally when we think of the music of Chicago, we think jazz, soul and blues – but flutist Carla Campopiano and her densely rhythm...
Jonathan WidranNov 28, 2018TED PILTZECKER, BrindicaOn his wondrously adventurous new album Brindica (a clever portmanteau of “Brazil, India, Africa”), jazz trumpeter turned world class...
Jonathan WidranNov 28, 2018THE 14 JAZZ ORCHESTRA, The Future Ain't What It Used To BeMaybe The Future Ain’t What It Used To Be, but thanks to the feisty, fiery, quirky and lyrical 14 Jazz Orchestra, tomorrow and the day...