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STEPHEN WALLACK, Colors
For a masterful solo pianist and composer so deeply dedicated to acoustic new age music and the rich expressions he creates on his home...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 15, 2021


BRIAN HAGEN, Portraits
Sometimes the old adage “you can’t judge a book by its cover” applies to a collection of emotionally impactful, intimately and...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 11, 2021


AS IS, "O Holy Night"
Originally composed in the 1840’s with the French language title “Cantique de Noel,” “O Holy Night” is has become one of the Western...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 11, 2021


GORDON GOODWIN'S BIG PHAT BAND HOLIDAY CONCERT at Herb Alpert's Vibrato Grill Jazz
There were two beautiful key moments during the rousing, emotional and ultra-entertaining Christmas show by Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 9, 2021

DIGDOG, Homeless Theatre
Oh, those sweet pandemic era musical silver linings that should populate the realm of indie rock for the foreseeable future. The downtime...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 6, 2021


ERIC GOLETZ, A New Light
Especially in these challenging times, there’s nothing like rockin’ and jazzing in a new year (as opposed to just ringin’ it in!) with...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 5, 2021


STEVE MILLION, What I Meant To Say
Perhaps it’s just a simplistic tool of the trade of reviewing music, but this jazz fans swears the words of praise he used for Jazz...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 5, 2021


MARCOS ARIEL, Piano Blossoms
With over 30 albums to his credit, legendary Brazilian pianist/composer Marcos Ariel has been sharing the ample musical joys of his home...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 5, 2021


ADRIANNE DUNCAN, Gemini
The first thing to mention when thinking of ways to praise vocalist, songwriter and pianist extraordinaire Adrianne Duncan's deeply...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 5, 2021
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