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Jonathan Widran
Sep 24, 2019
MUTLU featuring John Oates
Riding high on the critical acclaim showered on his latest album Good Trouble and its anthem-like lead single “Lifeline,” golden voiced...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 22, 2019
KEVIN DANIEL, Things I Don't See
Any raw, down home and infinitely hipster-cool Americana artist bold enough to put singing “Disney songs into a turkey baster” as an...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 18, 2019
BLAIR BRYANT, Cerulean Blue
Quickly evolving from contemporary jazz reviewers’ prediction that he would be “The Next” to the breakthrough reality that he’s “The...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 17, 2019
ANDRE CAVOR, "Stay With Me Tonight"
One of the great urban jazz success stories of the past few years, Andre Cavor’s 2017 debut album Road Trip and its compelling Darren...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 16, 2019
LISA ADDEO, Listen To This
This may come as a surprise to many fans of smooth jazz, but numerous artists, promoters and publicists who work with the music that fits...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 4, 2019
A CONVERSATION WITH THE O'JAYS at the Grammy Museum
Now in its 11th year, the Grammy Museum continues its commitment to reminding us about the power of music to bring joy and enlightenment...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 27, 2019
PINK MARTINI with The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl
Coinciding with the 25th Anniversary of Pink Martini – a multi-cultural, wildly eclectic global music sensation that must be heard and...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 24, 2019
TIFFANY BYNOE, "Shame"
Tiffany Bynoe is a true force of nature, a classic yet contemporary Adult R&B vocalist of supreme sensuality and sophistication whose...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 20, 2019
SMOOTH SUMMER JAZZ featuring Dave Koz & Friends Summer Horns and The Commodores at the Hollywood
Having attended the Hollywood Bowl’s annual Smooth Summer Jazz extravaganza/evening mini-fest numerous times, I knew there was a ton of...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 19, 2019
RAY OBIEDO, Carousel
With the release of Carousel, an adventurous, often dazzlingly exotic collection fusing the many musical loves of Ray Obiedo’s life (pop,...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 19, 2019
JEFF RYAN, "Embrace"
Very few artists of the new generation of smooth jazz artists stir up the kind of promise, excitement and inspirational oomph that Jeff...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 19, 2019
STARR PARODI & LOUIS PRICE, "When Doves Cry"
If you ever REALLY wanted to know what it sounds like “When Doves Cry,” but your curiosity has been immersed for 35 years in Prince’s...
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