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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


REBECCA ANGEL, "Santa Baby"
Four years after making her recording debut with an original holiday track, NYC jazz singer, songwriter and performer puts an exclamation...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 4, 2019


Luis Muñoz with Lois Mahalia, The Infinite Dream
Closing in on a fascinating quarter century as a multi-faceted recording artist, Costa Rican born, California based drummer,...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 27, 2019


ROB MULLINS, Holiday Piano Collection
In my review (sparkling, naturally) of the Rob Mullins Trio’s 2018 album, I marveled at the way he so seamlessly integrated swinging...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 24, 2019


RICHARD DILLON & CORINNE SEGANOS, We Follow The Star
For adventurous music fans, it happens every year when the holidays roll around. When we make our holiday playlists, we want some of our...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 24, 2019


MATT ZADDY, "Busy"
Lots of relationships break up because the partners are too busy in the frenetic modern to spend much time developing deeper connections...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 11, 2019


THE GARY DOUGLAS BAND, "Deep in the Water (Redeux)"
Whatever level of success they are at, indie rockers trying to make headway in the music industry tend to downplay their “day jobs” – or...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 11, 2019


RACHEL LAFOND, The 52
While some old school artists find reasons to lament the shift from the tactile joys of CD sales and ownership to the digital, streaming...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 10, 2019


JUAN SANCHEZ, Rebirth
As someone who writes artist bios as part of my living, I am privy to the general intent of the endeavor. It’s supposed to entice press...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 10, 2019


DAVE KOZ, Gifts of the Season
Legendary lyricist Sammy Cahn once wrote about the holiday season, “It’s that time of year when the world falls in love…” Blessedly for...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 9, 2019


THE CRITICALS, Mimosa Hygiene
Guess it’s just a tool of the marketing machines trying to help emerging indies stand out, but sometimes the overflow of comparisons and...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 9, 2019


SARAH LEE LANGFORD, Two Hearted Rounder
It’s not often that a debut album not only introduces us to a fab new emerging vocal and songwriting talent, but also the crackling,...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 9, 2019
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