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VANESSA RACCI, Jazzy Italian
Though it marks her debut on Zoho Records, Vanessa Racci’s second album Jazzy Italian is at heart a beautifully conceived extension of...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 24, 2023


MADRE VACA, Knights of the Round Table
Not far below the assertion atop Madre Vaca’s home page that the esteemed veteran Jacksonville, FL jazz collective is all about Music For...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 24, 2023

DIMITRI LANDRAIN TRIO, Astor's Place
A true musical citizen of the world, pianist and composer Dimitri Landrain showcases such effortless facility and mastery of Argentine,...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 12, 2023


THE SANTIAGO BIG BAND /THE AFRO LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA, Santiago Brooklyn Santiago
What started out as a conversation between two top Latin pianists about a fresh way to collaborate evolved not only into a high-octane...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 12, 2023


YUKA MITO, Love in the City
Considering the exciting phrasing, grand emotional power, keen sense of swing and (especially) explosive scatting Yuka Mito brings to her...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 12, 2023


BOBBY KAPP AND RICHARD SUSSMAN, Synergy - Bobby Kapp Plays the Music of Richard Sussman
To fully understand the intuitive and dynamic synergy behind, a wildly adventurous, extraordinary yet unpredictable off the beaten path...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 12, 2023


JACK JONES FEATURING JOEY DEFRANCESCO, ArtWork
With the recent passing of longtime friend Tony Bennett, the timeless Jack Jones – who released his debut album This Love of Mine in 1959...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 12, 2023


ROB MULLINS, "Riders on the Storm"
Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2010, The Doors’ classic 1971 song “Riders on the Storm” is a psychedelic, gothic jazz rock/art...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 12, 2023


TIM RAY TRIO, Fire & Rain
In his illuminating liner notes to the Tim Ray Trio’s latest album Fire & Rain, Bob Blumenthal touches on jazz’s rich history of...
Jonathan Widran
Jul 29, 2023


ANGIE WELLS, Truth Be Told
Though Angie Wells’ passion for music began at five when Count Basie played for her kindergarten class, she didn’t start coming into her...
Jonathan Widran
Jul 19, 2023

TED FALCON, Tô Chegando – Almost There
Even before we set sail on what is truly one of the most exotic, intoxicating and whimsically romantic albums of the year, there are...
Jonathan Widran
Jul 19, 2023


MICHAEL RAGONESE, Stracci
Aside from priming your passion for high energy, hard swinging and off the charts imaginative improvisational trad jazz to anticipate a...
Jonathan Widran
Jul 19, 2023
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