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THE DAVE STRYKER TRIO, Prime
One of the most prolific and eclectic contemporary jazz guitarists working today, Dave Stryker has been performing and recording with his...
Jonathan Widran
Feb 12, 2023


SKIP GRASSO, Becoming
There comes a time in every local jazz legend’s career when the long-held confines can no longer hold his or her burgeoning creative...
Jonathan Widran
Feb 12, 2023

MICHAEL RABINOWITZ, Next Chapter
While even Wikipedia notes that “the bassoon figures prominently in orchestral, concert band and chamber music literature” before all...
Jonathan Widran
Feb 12, 2023


ROY McGRATH, Menjunje
Though Roy McGrath has been living, performing and serving in all sorts of behind-the-scenes capacities in Chicago for nearly a decade,...
Jonathan Widran
Feb 12, 2023


CARLOS JIMENEZ, Woods
With the release of his dynamics-filled, alternately fiery and sensual/soulful, stylistically eclectic album Woods, Carlos Jimenez marks...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 30, 2023


PETER DAY, Live in the Peace
Listening to the fascinating eclectic mix of dreamy, ambient spiritual minded new age instrumentals and romantic, anthemic indie pop...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 28, 2023

MAGGIE HERRON, My Story in Song
The fact that Maggie Herron opens her musically eclectic and adventurous, lyrically poignant, insightful and cathartic album My Story in...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 28, 2023


CHRISTINA PEPPER, Dawn of the Century
Better have Wikipedia handy for this one. As its epic title Dawn of the Century suggests, versatile pianist and ultra-prolific YouTuber...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 26, 2023


MARINA PACOWSKI, Inner Urge
It’s testament to the overwhelming impact the multi-talented and vocally supple French born singer Marina Pacowski has had on the L.A....
Jonathan Widran
Jan 22, 2023


LIBBY YORK, DreamLand
Though life circumstances and immersion in another business led to somewhat of a late start in launching her singing career Libby York...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 22, 2023


ERIC GOLETZ, STANDARD-IZED!
How can the same musician be a NYC studio legend and first call horn player, yet also be hailed by Jazziz magazine as one of the Top 10...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 21, 2023


MARY FOSTER CONKLIN, These Precious Days
Somewhere over the course of her four critically acclaimed albums since 1998, the inimitable NYC jazz vocal stylist and premiere musical...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 21, 2023
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