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Jonathan Widran
Jan 15, 2020
KIRSTEN AGRESTA COPELY, Around the Sun
Rising to prominence with a Bronze Medal in the 1st USA International Harp Competition in her teens and debuting as concerto soloist at...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 12, 2020
THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES: AL SAPIENZA and DEBORAH RENNARD at Feinstein's at Vitello's
Reviewers aren’t generally supposed to inject themselves into their objective write-ups of shows they see, but, in as delightful a manner...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 2, 2020
ELLEN EDWARDS, A New York Session
The serendipitous story behind Ellen Edwards’ dynamic breakthrough EP A New York Session begins with her songwriting teacher, legendary...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 2, 2020
DAVE SOLDIER, Zajal
Flamenco guitarist, composer, multi-instrumentalist and musical visionary Dave Soldier has been blazing fascinating, culturally...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 2, 2020
AMBER WEEKES, Pure Imagination
Though Amber Weekes’ spirited bio includes mention that her paternal grandparents ran a famed Harlem luncheonette where Duke Ellington,...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 2, 2020
BONZO SQUAD, There's Always Tomorrow
In a world that’ increasingly crazy and chaotic, sometimes it’s necessary to take a step back, put on some wild and trippy retro-minded...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 2, 2020
ANTHONY JEFFERSON, All I Am
A native of New Orleans and big star in his longtime adopted home of the Dominican Republic, pop, R&B and jazz influenced vocalist...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 2, 2020
BRIAN SCANLON, Brain Scan
Had I heard it when it first came out last fall, saxophonist Brian Scanlon’s brilliant, rhythmically varied, continuously compelling...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 30, 2019
SCOTT COSSU, Memories of Water and Light
A seminal force in and influential and enduring treasure of new age music, pianist/composer Scott Cossu - one of the first artists on...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 15, 2019
THE PERSIAN LEAPS, Electrical Living
In 2018, The Persian Leaps, the raucous and quirky St. Paul based indie rock/power pop band with the playfully inscrutable name,...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 15, 2019
NEILL MACLEAN, "Invite Me Over"
“Invite Me Over,” the infectious, wildly synthy retro 60’s pop/folk meets 80’s new wave/light punk influenced new single from emerging...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 14, 2019
PAUL ADAMS & ELIZABETH GEYER, Deeper Imaginings
Because composer/musicians and their fans tend to compartmentalize their passions into strict genre trappings, it’s rare to find artists...
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