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DW3, "Sweet Baby"
Pushing through both professional and personal setbacks they experienced during the pandemic, the hard working, constantly gigging and...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 9, 2022


STEVE KNIGHT, Persistence
On the surface, the title of veteran guitarist Steve Knight’s crisp, fluid and dynamic trio debut Persistence sounds like a reflection on...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 9, 2022


ORCHESTRA INDIGO, Farewell to Memories
Allowing the grandeur of Rick Randlett’s lovely piano melodies and adventurous, sweeping synth atmospheres to wash over the spiritually...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 8, 2022


SHERYL CROW/KEB' MO' at the Hollywood Bowl
Nearly 30 years after the release of Sheryl Crow’s Tuesday Night Music Club, the seven-times platinum debut album that launched her to...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 6, 2022


MATTHEW SHELL & ARUN SHENOY, Elemental
It’s been both delightfully inspiring and energizing - yet admittedly also a bit challenging - trying to keep up with the ever-evolving...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 3, 2022


TRIBUTE TO PEGGY LEE AND FRANK SINATRA at The Hollywood Bowl
A key takeaway from the Hollywood Bowl’s star-studded, foundationally jazzy but stylistically eclectic Tribute to Peggy Lee and Frank...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 1, 2022


KIMBERLY MORGAN YORK, Keep On Goin'
Yes, the story behind the release of Found Yourself a Lady, the debut album by the delightful, deeply impactful, emotionally incisive...
Jonathan Widran
Jul 28, 2022


HANKA G, Universal Ancestry
In 2016, upon the invitation of her fan, friend and mentor Cassandra Wilson, multi-faceted Slovakian vocalist and songwriter Hanka G...
Jonathan Widran
Jul 28, 2022


GEORGE HENNIG/RICHARD CAMBRIDGE, Songs from the Crossing
Had veteran Celtic/psychedelic folk leaning indie artist George Hennig met and collaborated with Alan Ginsburg Award winning poet Richard...
Jonathan Widran
Jul 28, 2022


ELIZABETH NACCARATO, A Southwest Story
In 1993, Michael Gettel, future husband and producer of fellow new age piano great Elizabeth Naccarato, released – in association with...
Jonathan Widran
Jul 27, 2022


DUDAMEL AND PARIS OPERA BALLET at the Hollywood Bowl
by Jonathan Widran and Jessica Taylor Making its first appearance in Southern California in 21 years, the Paris Ballet Opera – globally...
Jonathan Widran
Jul 25, 2022


PETER KATER, Soul Story (Improvisations)
Closing in on a prolific, deeply impactful four decades as a recording artist, pianist/composer Peter Kater has found fresh, unique ways...
Jonathan Widran
Jul 11, 2022
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