Speaking candidly about the pointed messaging in many of his most enduring, influential songs, Curtis Mayfield once said, “Painless...

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There is something beautiful about artists whose insight into the human condition allows them to create works that meet our collective...

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Forty years (!) after Tom Browne blasted into our groove consciousness with his #1 Billboard R&B smash “Funkin’ for Jamaica” and the...

Last year in my (what else?) glowing/enthusiastic write up of Constance Hauman’s epic five track “2nd Wave” bonus edition of her...

At the end of my (what else?) rave review for the smooth jazz maestro and master showman’s holiday livestream bonanza Dave Koz & Friends:...

Not that our sense of what qualifies as “normal” will ever quite be the same after this, but in a normal year, a review of the annual...

Considering the way Rebecca Angel’s sultry vocals have till now wrapped themselves so beautifully around the melodies and grooves of...

Sometimes when all the creative stars align just right, a song written and performed by two beloved, multi-talented veteran artists meets...

The pandemic has been a hindrance to a lot of musical traditions we’re used to, but thankfully, it can’t stop the release of grand...