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LARS TAYLOR & LOVE GALAXY, "Sound of Freedom"
In my write up on Swiss guitarist Lars Taylor’s funky, rockin’ 2023 single “Electric Night,” I mentioned the fact that since launching...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 28, 2024


BETTY BRYANT, Lotta Livin'
In August 2021, the late great Tony Bennett performed his final shows with Lady Gaga at Radio City Music Hall to celebrate his 95th...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 28, 2024


JUN IIDA, Evergreen
The bio of multi-talented emerging jazz trumpeter Jun Iida reads a bit like a freewheeling cultural and geographic travelogue, with a...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 28, 2024


JULIE KELLY, Freedom Jazz Dance
If you know anything about Julie Kelly’s peripatetic life, it makes perfect sense that the eminently stylish veteran jazz vocalist...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 28, 2024


CLIFF BEACH, You Showed Me The Way
Ten years after his quirkily titled debut album Who the Funk is Cliff Beach? earned four L.A. Music Awards nominations – paving the way...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 28, 2024


ONA K, Full, New, Luna
It’s not every female singer who can blend her fascination with the feminine energy of the moon, sultry and soulful, beautifully...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 25, 2024


BRENDA RUSSELL WITH THE HOLLYWOOD JAZZ ORCHESTRA AT THE ROXY MAY 24, 2024
Currently riding high on the release of the contemporary anthem “What Will It Take” – her first solo recording in 20 years – and the...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 22, 2024


GENE-O, Five Steps Black
The Greek philosopher Heraclitus is credited with a well-known truism about life on planet earth – that the only constant in life is...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 22, 2024


MICHELLE QURESHI, A Day on Venus
There’s a supercool app out there called SkyView that helps us folks grounded on earth identify the planets and stars we see in the night...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 20, 2024
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