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ERIK PALMBERG, Faces
Having dispensed with the ABBA and Max Martin pop references in the recent review I wrote of the title track (and first single) from...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 17, 2024


PAMELA WILLIAMS, "Funktified" featuring Linny Nance
Creating one of contemporary urban jazz’s most extraordinary and enduring success stories, Pamela Williams’ recording career began with...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 16, 2024

GARY PALMER, "Every Year, Every Christmas"
It’s truly hard to believe that R&B legend Luther Vandross, the master purveyor of exuberant, joyful love songs and searing heartbreakers...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 16, 2024

ANITRA CARR, "Forevermore"
Every new and fascinating detail we learn about traditional country influenced indie Americana singer Anitra Carr’s background allows us...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 16, 2024


NEIL PATTON, The Small Hours
In 2022, fifteen years after releasing his debut album Impromptu – Solo Piano , composer/musician Neil Patton’s artful blend of faith and...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 12, 2024


THE BEST OF FRANK PIOMBO
At a time when a clear majority of us music fanatics access our favorite artists and tunes with clicks on our phone, there’s something...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 12, 2024

BRENDA RUSSELL, "You Know What It's Like"
With the release of her latest single, the soulful and sensualromance “You Know What It’s Like,” Brenda Russell not only continues to...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 11, 2024


DAVID VITO GREGOLI & RICKY KEJ, Liquid Planet (Chillax Music)
For two decades now, Ricky Kej has been like a divine light in new age and world music, becoming a multi-genre icon by collaborating with...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 10, 2024


GEORGE HIGHFILL, Thank a Trucker
It’s a song about needing to hear comforting classic music to cope with a heartbreak, but the cleverly titled “Two Merles and a Buck” –...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 10, 2024


STEVE SIECK at Catalina Jazz Club
One of the many great aspects of the L.A. Jazz Scene’s legendary hotspot the Catalina Jazz Club is that for all the iconic artists who...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 9, 2024


DEBORAH MARTIN/CHERYL GALLAGHER, Tibet (20th Anniversary Remaster)
For veteran Spotted Peccary artists, composers, multi-instrumentalists and sonic visionaries Deborah Martin and Cheryl Gallagher, the...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 7, 2024

SLUKA, Cautionary Yell
It’s perfect that singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Christopher Sluka launches his latest Sluka album Cautionary Yell with...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 5, 2024
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