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Jonathan Widran
4 days ago
STEVE KNIGHT, For Years Gone
Since the rise of the inventive, adventurous and ever-exploring Chicago based guitarist Steve Knight as a recording artist is rooted in...


Jonathan Widran
4 days ago
JEFFREY GIMBLE, Brand New Key
Though all ten delectably soulful, elegant and groovy tracks on jazz singer Jeffrey Gimble’s second album Brand New Key were penned by...


Jonathan Widran
4 days ago
RUSS SPIEGEL, Nitty Gritty
For a well-traveled veteran jazz cat who was born and raised in LA and lives and works now in Miami, it’s telling and fascinating that...


Jonathan Widran
4 days ago
ELAINE DAME, Reminiscing
Those of us of a certain age who cope with contemporary stress by keeping SiriusXM’s 70s on 7 like a 24/7 IV drip know the enduring, soul...


Jonathan Widran
4 days ago
MICHELLE NICOLLE & LARRY KOONSE, The Silent Wish
Any journalist looking for fresh words to praise the extraordinarily versatile, supremely swinging vocalist and scat maestra Michelle...


Jonathan Widran
4 days ago
DEEANN, "Simply Beautiful"
Continuing to build momentum after the success of her sultry 2024 breakthrough single “Stay Here With Me,” DeeAnn’s 2025 is off to an...


Jonathan Widran
6 days ago
CARL WEINGARTEN, Songs for a Perigee Moon
It’s usually the feeling people get when they meet a true love and wonder why that didn’t happen sooner: Where have you been all my life?...


Jonathan Widran
Mar 12
SHAMBHU, Transcendence
From the late 80s on, for longtime loyal fans and newly curious listeners alike, collections and compilations have been a truly effective...


Jonathan Widran
Mar 11
BIANCA ROSSINI, I've Been Alone
In my effusive praising of Bianca Rossini’s 2023 contemporary pop meets Brazilian masterwork Apaixonada , I made note that the...


Jonathan Widran
Mar 2
YUKO MABUCHI, "Ethereal"
Six acclaimed albums and a decade-plus into her extraordinary, multi-faceted career, the internationally acclaimed Yuko Mabuchi continues...

Jonathan Widran
Feb 26
JIM "KIMO" WEST & DAVID VITO GREGOLI, “Africa”
Having seen the iconic LA hitmakers Toto at the Hollywood Bowl last year, I immediately got curious about how many artists and bands had...


Jonathan Widran
Feb 22
CAROL ALBERT, Pieces of Me
When Carol Albert started scaling the smooth jazz airplay charts in 2017 with “One Way” and “Chasing Waterfalls” from her album Fly Away...
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