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ROGER KELLAWAY, "Autumn"
The title of pianist/composer Roger Kellaway’s 2019 hard swinging jazz trio album The Many Open Minds of Roger Kellaway captures the...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 15, 2021


DONNA DE LORY, Gone Beyond
The name and voice of Donna De Lory sparks a fond, unique and essential memory for me that traces back several decades, long before this...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 24, 2021


DANAE XANTHE VLASSE, A Concert & Celebration of Mythologies at Skirball Cultural Center
As part of her artistic mission statement that must be cited in any insightful profile or review of a recording or live performance,...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 24, 2021


myndstream COLLECTION, Volume 1
With its recent unique rollout of individual artist singles as part of their first seasonal collection Summer Flight and now the...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 23, 2021


JULIET LYONS & JOHN McLEAN ALLAN, Nova: An Acoustic Journey
With her elegant and ethereal, intricately textured 2019 album The Light Within: Songs for Yoga, Healing & Inner Peace, composer,...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 20, 2021


FRONT AND CENTER PRESENTS SANGEETA KAUR & FRIENDS
Shortly after hearing the transcendent operatic voice and the gentle yet soaring and soul-transformative music of new age crossover star...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 18, 2021


MATTHEW SHELL, Contemplation
A versatile, intuitive and deeply empathetic artist, composer, engineer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Matthew Shell has met our...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 16, 2021


DEAN AND DUDLEY EVENSON, Monet's Garden
In the vibrant photo collage at the heart of the CD packaging for legendary new age husband and wife duo Dean and Dudley Evenson’s...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 15, 2021


PETER STERLING, The Winding Way
In my overwhelmingly positive review of Peter Sterling’s 2018 collection Magic Kingdom, I quickly dispensed the obvious top of mind...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 9, 2021


CHERYL B. ENGELHARDT, A Seeker's Slumber
Impressed at how deftly, effortlessly and gracefully Cheryl B. Engelhardt evolved from mainstream (and emotionally impactful) indie...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 6, 2021


HOLLAND PHILLIPS, Eleven After Midnight
It’s not one of the Biblical Beatitudes, but it may as well be, considering the impact creative manic expressives like Holland Phillips...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 31, 2021


JUAN SANCHEZ, Now the Silence
With composers and artists being particularly sensitive and empathetic to the goings on in the world around them in normal times, it’s...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 30, 2021
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