ELLIS WHITE, "Keeping It Real"
Fans of Ellis White’s longtime Jacksonville, FL based ensemble Catch The Groove will vibe instantly with the veteran guitarist’s long...
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Jonathan Widran
Apr 16, 2022
BLAIR BRYANT, Red Tiger
In my review of Blair Bryant’s second album Cerulean Blue, I raved not only about his virtuosic multi-bass playing and wild proficiency...
Jonathan Widran
Feb 24, 2022
CHAMPAIGN PAULI CARMAN, "When Your Heart Beats With Mine"
Back in 1981, when the pop/soul band Champaign first stole our hearts with their uber romantic genre crossing Billboard #1 AC, #4 R&B hit...
Jonathan Widran
Feb 18, 2022
JAMES GAITERS SOUL REVIVAL, Understanding Reimagined
Truly the crowning masterwork in a stylistically expansive, multi-genre career as a sideman and recording artist, James Gaiters Soul...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 30, 2022
DARREN RAHN, Rock the World
While truly ready to Rock the World with his wildly adventurous, intensely melodic and grooving, sonically ambitious and – perhaps most...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 27, 2022
BLAIR BRYANT, "Chocolate For Breakfast"
An alumnus of the Grammy Museum’s Music Revolution Project and the University of Missouri Kansas City Conservatory of Music (where he...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 27, 2022
KEITH ANDREW ft. Bob James, "Now's The Time"
The titles of guitarist Keith Andrew’s previous two Innervision albums – Adventurous Soul (2014) and Soul Expedition (2020) – tell us...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 27, 2022
KIM SCOTT, SHINE!
Over her wildly prolific past decade as a recording artist, one of Kim Scott’s greatest gifts to smooth jazz is, along with her musical...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 27, 2022
TOM BRAXTON, "Sharon's Groove"
One of the great joys of instrumental music is being able to bring our own life experiences and emotions to an artist’s vision, so that...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 27, 2022
JJ SANSAVERINO, "Miami"
Throughout a fascinating, ever-evolving career that’s seen JJ Sansaverino share stages with the likes of Maceo Parker, Randy Brecker and...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 27, 2022
ERIN STEVENSON, "Everything To Me"
Erin Stevenson’s straight to the point mission statement at the end of her website bio tells us all we need to know about the...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 5, 2021
ERIC GOLETZ, A New Light
Especially in these challenging times, there’s nothing like rockin’ and jazzing in a new year (as opposed to just ringin’ it in!) with...
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