Ross Boissoneau digs into 2022’s seasonal sounds from Chris Isaak, Joss Stone, Backstreet Boys, Andrea Bocelli, Lindsey Stirling and others.

Steve Elliott caught up with James Calvin Wilsey, who made his studio debut with Chris Isaak on the January 10, 1985 release ‘Silvertone.’

John Baumgardner’s Fruitcake with Nuts, which joins a teetering stack of Christmas-themed recordings, nevertheless finds a way to stand out in the crowd. Some of that is due to the pianist’s choice of material, which doesn’t always hew to conventions. You May Also Like: John Surman – Invisible Threads (2018)