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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
Apr 16, 2022


JO HARROP, The Heart Wants
Once a session singer for the likes of Neil Diamond, Rod Stewart and Gloria Gaynor, Jo Harrop’s dusky, gorgeously sensual voice found its...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 24, 2022


GARY BRUMBURGH, Full Circle
When veteran jazz vocalist Gary Brumburgh released his delightfully graceful and swinging album Moonlight in 2018, the overriding story...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 24, 2022


Q&A with Rolland Jacks and Emilio Palame About Their New Film KNIGHTS OF SWING
Ignited by the powerful post WWI memories of veteran musician, composer and songwriter Rolland Jacks, the new independent feature length...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 19, 2022


SAMUEL MÖSCHING, Ethereal Kinks
The story goes that while Swiss born, longtime Chicago based guitarist/composer Samuel Mösching first started playing jazz at age 12, he...
Jonathan Widran
Feb 22, 2022


BLUE SHIFT, In Real Time
Aside from being a true master class in the art of piano trio driven free jazz and spontaneous improvisation, In Real Time, the debut...
Jonathan Widran
Feb 22, 2022


AMOS GILLESPIE'S UNSTRUCTURED TIME FOR JAZZ SEPTET
'In addition to being an influential educator at the University of Illinois, Chicago, saxophonist, composer, arranger and musical...
Jonathan Widran
Feb 22, 2022


COURTNEY FREED, Big Crazy Love
Anyone curious as to why the supremely versatile, sweet and sensual voiced Portland, OR based singer/songwriter Courtney Freed took over...
Jonathan Widran
Feb 22, 2022


DEE BELL, Love For Sailin' Over Seas: Then & Now
For veteran vocalist Dee Bell, it all began with a rendition of “Happy Birthday.” While singing it to a customer at the Sausalito, CA...
Jonathan Widran
Feb 22, 2022


DAVE STRYKER, As We Are
Veteran (and mindbogglingly prolific!) electric guitar great Dave Stryker has been in a delightful 70’s musical time warp on and off for...
Jonathan Widran
Feb 18, 2022


LAURA STILWELL, Out of a Dream
As we regale in being graced by sultry and stylish vocalist Laura Stilwell on her engaging, alternately soul-sensual and briskly swinging...
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
Feb 18, 2022
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