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THE 14 JAZZ ORCHESTRA, Islands
While our modern ways of consuming music via streaming sometimes relegate cover art and liner notes to secondary considerations, for...
Jonathan Widran
Jul 18, 2023


UTE LEMPER, Time Traveler
On “Time Traveler,” the dreamy and deeply soulful, downtempo yet vocally dramatic title track from Ute Lemper’s eclectic new album, the...
Jonathan Widran
Jul 15, 2023


JAKE AARON, Always Seeking
Perhaps not since Elton John’s 1970 classic Tumbleweed Connection has a British artist so artfully and dynamically embraced...
Jonathan Widran
Jul 2, 2023


TIM FOLEY GROUP, Stop Along The Way
On the fascinating website of Tim Foley, who uses the space to share the wealth of his expansive musical endeavors, the Cambridge, MA...
Jonathan Widran
Jul 2, 2023


DAVID HELBOCK, Austrian Syndicate
Smack dab in the middle of Austrian Syndicate, a truly otherworldly aural experience conceived by keyboardist/composer David Helbock that...
Jonathan Widran
Jun 27, 2023


DOUG MACDONALD TRIO, Edwin Alley
Exactly six months after releasing the aptly titled Big Band Extravaganza, his most expansive and ambitious recording to date, the...
Jonathan Widran
Jun 27, 2023


ALEX COKE & CARL MICHEL SEXTET, Emergence
Saxophonist and multi-woodwind player Alex Coke and guitarist Carl Michel, leaders of the fascinating and passionately innovative - not...
Jonathan Widran
Jun 27, 2023


JASON KAO HWANG/CRITICAL RESPONSE, Book of Stories
Even in this day where streaming is dominant and packaging is slightly less valued, liner notes in the jazz realm play an important role...
Jonathan Widran
Jun 27, 2023


GABRIEL ESPINOSA, Bossas & Boleros
At the end of the liner notes on his latest Zoho Music collection, Gabriel Espinosa caps a rundown of the stylistically eclectic,...
Jonathan Widran
Jun 27, 2023


RAYMOND SCOTT REIMAGINED
Its musical excitement and transcendence aside, to fully understand the cultural value of a project like Raymond Scott Reimagined, you...
Jonathan Widran
Jun 25, 2023


MATT SAVAGE, The Whole Package!
Musical evolution is a beautiful thing to experience, and it’s been nothing short of exhilarating vibing along with the way the...
Jonathan Widran
Jun 24, 2023


CHARLIE APICELLA & IRON CITY MEETS THE GRIOTS SPEAK, Destiny Calling
Voted onto the 84th and 86th annual Downbeat Readers Poll for Guitar, Charlie Apicella takes a fascinating career turn on the...
Jonathan Widran
Jun 14, 2023
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