VALERIE BAILEY, "Won't Get Fooled Again"
It may not be the only or best reason to dive headfirst into Valerie Bailey’s blistering version of The Who’s enduring counterculture...
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Jonathan Widran
Sep 21
BERNWARD KOCH, Calming Colors
When German composer, pianist and multi-instrumentalist Bernward Koch began his journey as a new age artist with his debut album Flowing...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 21
SHARON LIA BAND, Expanse
Even if the Sharon Lia Band’s euphoric, sonically empowering (and perfectly titled!) album Expanse wasn’t an all out triumph of...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 18
BRENDA EARLE STOKES, Motherhood
Celebrated for her eclecticism, improvisation, pop-jazz excursions, scatting and “cheery piano” throughout her nearly 20 years as a...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 18
ENRICO GRANAFEI, It's Hard To Say Goodbye
With the release of his alternately melancholy/reflective and celebratory, life-embracing fourth album It’s Hard to Say Goodbye ,...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 18
CATHY SEGAL-GARCIA, Social Anthems, Volume 2
A brilliant lyricist and songwriter in addition to being a vocalist who sets the contemporary jazz standard for exciting, otherworldly...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 16
GREGORIAN, Pure Chants II
While perhaps best known for his co-founding of instrumental phenomenon Enigma and producing legendary voices like Andrea Bocelli and...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 14
Q&A With Devon Michael
After ten years and three albums as Devon, you’re now going by Devon Michael. Why the change? Devon Michael ; I’ve always been making my...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 12
RADHIKA VEKARIA PERFORMS IN THE MOROCCAN ROOM AT THE VILLAGE STUDIOS
It’s happened many times before and I pray it does again – a personal spiritual phenomenon I have dubbed “The Angel Effect,” where,...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 10
NEVER HEAVY, Never Heavy is One Full of Light
Smack in the middle of Never Heavy Is One Full of Light , veteran singer/songwriter Steve Alex’s second album under the Never Heavy...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 9
WHAT!!!! In The World
When music legends George Whitty and Ellis Hall decided to turn their longtime mutual admiration society into an official partnership,...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 9
JOE MARCINEK BAND, 1 River Street
In the two years since I posted my rave review of the Joe Marcinek Band’s album 5 , - naturally, their 5th album since their 2011 debut...
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