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ERIC GOLETZ, Into the Night...
For a guy who admits he dislikes the chaotic connotations of the term “fusion,” veteran East Coast trombonist and keyboardist Eric Goletz...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 22, 2021


MICHAEL LINGTON, Alone Together: The Duets
Unable to hit the road over the past year due to pandemic-related lockdowns, over the past year, many smooth jazz artists have taken...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 11, 2021


REZA KHAN, Imaginary Road
A socially conscious force in global jazz fusion, Reza Khan has a long-established history of blazing fresh trails, pushing limits and...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 9, 2021


JONATHAN KANE AND DAVE SOLDIER, February Meets Soldier String Quartet
Good thing Jonathan Kane (drums, guitar, bass) and Dave Soldier (violin, strings) let their fascinating, multi-faceted, trippy and...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 9, 2021


ALBARE, Albare Plays Jobim, Vol. 2
A true musical citizen of the world, acoustic and electric guitar virtuoso Albert Dadon (aka “Albare”) was born in Morocco, grew up in...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 9, 2021


DOUG MACDONALD DUO, Toluca Lake Jazz
The once thriving jazz clubs in the lovely suburban (Burbank adjacent) section of L.A. known as Toluca Lake have been gone for decades,...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 9, 2021


REBECCA DUMAINE AND THE DAVE MILLER TRIO, Someday, Someday
When the insightful and delightfully swinging daughter and father duo Rebecca Dumaine (vocals) and Dave Miller (piano) released their...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 9, 2021


CONSTANCE HAUMAN, Tropical Thunderstorm
As we ease deeper into 2021 and the light at the end of the quarantine/pandemic year of struggle, anxiety and malaise tunnel inches ever...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 5, 2021


CATHY SEGAL-GARCIA, And So It Goes
Over the past few months, Cathy Segal-Garcia has found some unique and inviting ways to whet our whistle for her upcoming album The Book...
Jonathan Widran
Feb 24, 2021


SPONTANEOUS GROOVIN' COMBUSTION
Spontaneous Groovin’ Combustion’s explosive emergence onto the urban jazz scene these past few years with its dynamic of funky,...
Jonathan Widran
Feb 24, 2021


KARI KIRKLAND, Wild is the Wind
As your ears attune to the pin drop purity and transcendent exquisiteness of Kari Kirkland’s soulful yet ethereal vocals on her lush,...
Jonathan Widran
Feb 24, 2021


GREGG KARUKAS, Serenata
Gregg Karukas’ extraordinary success over the past 30-plus years as a #1 charting smooth jazz artist and one of the genre’s busiest...
Jonathan Widran
Feb 23, 2021
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