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CAROL ALBERT, Stronger Now
From the get go on her latest, perfectly titled album Stronger Now, pianist/composer Carol Albert takes us on a soaring, optimistic...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 4, 2019


FRANK COLON, Latin Lounge
Throughout his illustrious career as a sideman, veteran percussionist amped up the grooves behind everyone from The Manhattan Transfer...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 4, 2019


Luis Muñoz with Lois Mahalia, The Infinite Dream
Closing in on a fascinating quarter century as a multi-faceted recording artist, Costa Rican born, California based drummer,...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 27, 2019

MATT ZADDY, "Busy"
Lots of relationships break up because the partners are too busy in the frenetic modern to spend much time developing deeper connections...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 11, 2019


DAVE KOZ, Gifts of the Season
Legendary lyricist Sammy Cahn once wrote about the holiday season, “It’s that time of year when the world falls in love…” Blessedly for...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 9, 2019


LYNN CARDONA, Ophelia
In only three compelling, heart on her sleeve songs, gossamer voiced soul-jazz singer songwriter invites us into a fascinating interior...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 23, 2019


FOSTINA DIXON, Vertical Alignment
When a female horn player’s branding is nothing less than “The Saxophone Queen,” she better deliver the goods – and in the case of...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 14, 2019


THE GROOVE PROJECT TAKES FLIGHT!
Video For The Groove Project's "To Be a Bird"... Following the ever-evolving creative muses of multi-talented, Singapore based composer,...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 3, 2019


BIG BEAT, Sounds Good, Feels Good
If you’ve got your ears peeled, eager to hear what the future of jazz sounds like, a phenomenal place to start focusing is Big Beat, a...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 27, 2019

JOHN DENICOLA, The Why Because
Admit it – the minute you found out that John Denicola, the Oscar winning songwriting king of pop in 1987-88 for his still engaging,...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 27, 2019


SHELITA
The name of Shelita Burke’s 2015 debut EP proved truly prophetic, as fans all over the world were Transfixed by the hard working,...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 26, 2019


SPEAKEA5Y, Circles
The legendary Billy Preston once asked us “Will It Go ‘Round in Circles?” In the deft hands of Miami based emerging alt R&B/hip-hop...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 26, 2019
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