BILL ORTIZ, Points of View
While perhaps best known for his 16 years recording and touring with Santana (starting with the iconic Grammy winning album...
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THE JW VIBE
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Jonathan Widran
May 31, 2022
JIMMY BRANLY TRIO, The Meeting
The dynamic, inspiring story of how drummer/percussionist Jimmy Branly went from a rock and roll and obsessive learning his craft on...
Jonathan Widran
May 31, 2022
ESTER WIESNEROVA, Blue Journal
In the era where CDs were the predominant form of music consumption, it was fairly common for artists to create artful, sometimes...
Jonathan Widran
May 30, 2022
LARS TAYLOR, "Blue Sphere"
In 2019, I had the privilege of hearing and reviewing (actually, raving!) about “Sweet Onion,” the soulful and infectious debut single by...
Jonathan Widran
May 26, 2022
KRISTINA MURRELL, Beautiful Disaster
Since Rihanna burst into pop consciousness in the mid-2000s, she’s been such a pervasive force not only in music but in our culture in...
Jonathan Widran
May 24, 2022
DAVID ARKENSTONE – MUSIC INSPIRED BY MIDDLE EARTH, VOL. II
The Lord of the Rings by English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien is one of the bestselling trilogies ever written; published in 1954,...
Jonathan Widran
May 23, 2022
MEG BOWLES, Pilgrimage
Generally when we reflect on lengthy and successful careers in music, it’s customary to frontload with length of discography and...
Jonathan Widran
May 19, 2022
SAN GABRIEL 7, Under The Stars
Formed by trombonist and JPL spacecraft engineer Jim Lewis in the 2000s, the multi-faceted, high energy horn fired funk and jazz ensemble...
Jonathan Widran
May 19, 2022
CHRIS STANDRING, Simple Things
Considering that he’s been one of the contemporary urban jazz’s most consistent, sure fire hitmakers – with nine #1 and 17 Top 10 airplay...
Jonathan Widran
May 6, 2022
WOOD WILLOW, Southern Intentions
From a promotional standpoint, it makes sense to entice listeners to experience extraordinary new (though deeply old soul) artists like...
Jonathan Widran
May 3, 2022
HUGH JAMES, "The Greater Good"
With the release of his socially conscious, pop, soul and gospel influenced ballad/anthem “The Greater Good,” veteran singer/songwriter...
Jonathan Widran
May 3, 2022
PETER MANNING ROBINSON, Celestial Candy
Closing in on ten years since he unleashed his wildly adventurous, sonically intricate, groundbreaking and musically mind bending...
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