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Home›Author: Jonathan Widran (Page 2)

Author: Jonathan Widran

Jonathan Widran

  • Close Up: Hitkor

    Close Up, Magazine, Publisher's Choice
    September 18, 2025
    by Jonathan Widran
    hitkor.com Legendary Session Drummer’s Revolutionary Streaming Venture: Once voted by Modern Drummer magazine’s reader’s poll as one of the top five studio drummers in the world for three years in ...
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  • SMOOTH SUMMER JAZZ AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL, CA

    Live Reviews, Photo Blog Show Reviews, Reviews
    September 12, 2025
    by Jonathan Widran
    As a music journalist who has made the melodic, urban driven sounds of the genre/format known as Smooth Jazz a centerpiece of his work for decades, I get it when ...
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  • Herbie Hancock at the Hollywood Bowl, CA

    Latest, Live Reviews, Photo Blog Show Reviews, Reviews
    September 3, 2025
    by Jonathan Widran
    Legendary keyboardist, composer, and jazz innovator Herbie Hancock’s ever-evolving relationship with the Hollywood Bowl extends back 61 years to his first appearance as a member of the Miles Davis Second ...
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  • Album Review of "Unravel" by Henhouse Prowlers (8/10)

    Album Reviews, Magazine, Reviews
    August 22, 2025
    by Jonathan Widran
    Dark Shadow Producer: Stephen Mougin Celebrating two decades as internationally acclaimed, richly storied cultural ambassadors in grand, freewheeling style, Chicago based bluegrassers Henhouse Prowlers’ 10th album is musically and harmonically ...
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  • Up Close: Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp

    Close Up, Magazine, Publisher's Choice
    August 21, 2025
    by Jonathan Widran
    rockcamp.com Rock Tour Producer Makes Fantasies Come True: In the mid-‘80s, former sports agent David Fishof began producing all-star rock tours, starting with the Happy Together Tour (featuring The Association ...
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  • Close Up: Pearlman Microphones

    Close Up, Magazine, Publisher's Choice
    August 21, 2025
    by Jonathan Widran
    pearlmanmicrophones.com Shout Out from a Legendary Engineer: With all the success Dave Pearlman has had over the last 20 years since launching Pearlman Microphones, nothing has made him feel as ...
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  • TCHAIKOVSKY SPECTACULAR WITH FIREWORKS at the HOLLYWOOD BOWL

    Latest, Photo Blog Show Reviews, Reviews
    August 6, 2025
    by Jonathan Widran
    By Jonathan Widran and Jessica Taylor As Gustavo Dudamel’s long tenure as Music & Artistic Director of the LA Phil enters its final year, anticipation was high during the Hollywood ...
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  • Diana Ross at the Hollywood Bowl

    Photo Blog Show Reviews, Reviews
    July 31, 2025
    by Jonathan Widran
    From the moment someone in the adjacent terrace box looked down toward the front section and spotted Golden Globe winning TV star Tracee Ellis Ross, the die was cast for ...
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  • Sheléa Performs with the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles at Disney Hall

    Photo Blog Show Reviews, Reviews
    July 28, 2025
    by Jonathan Widran
    On a recent Sunday afternoon, Disney Hall hosted a multi-faceted musical extravaganza pairing one of our local community’s true artistic treasures, the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles, with ...
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  • BetaWave Studios

    Close Up, Magazine, Publisher's Choice
    July 24, 2025
    by Jonathan Widran
    betawavestudios.com From Adolescent Rocker to Studio Owner: Now Founder and Head of Production for the multi-faceted video production, livestreaming, and podcast-generating hub BetaWave Studios in Glendale, CA, Matthew Faulkner got ...
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  • Marshmellow Skies Studios

    Close Up, Magazine, Publisher's Choice
    July 24, 2025
    by Jonathan Widran
    marshmellowskies.com Legendary Producer’s Immersive Audio Studio: Equally famed for producing the classic Fleetwood Mac albums Tusk, Live, Mirage, the GRAMMY-winning Rumours, and the first four releases by his hit making ...
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  • Golda Zahra stuns at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica

    Photo Blog Show Reviews, Reviews
    July 21, 2025
    by Jonathan Widran
    Throughout the spring and early summer, patrons at all the Urth Caffes in SoCal may have wondered why the beautiful face of soprano Golda Zahra was on placards in the ...
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  • L.A. Philharmonic performs Prokofiev and Rachmaninoff at Hollywood Bowl

    Photo Blog Show Reviews, Reviews
    July 14, 2025
    by Jonathan Widran
    By Jonathan Widran and Jessica Taylor Captivating the Hollywood Bowl audience like a gift from the heavens in the midst of a challenging year for Los Angeles, The L.A. Philharmonic’s ...
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  • Up Close: Micah’s Vocal Coaching

    Close Up, Magazine, Publisher's Choice
    June 27, 2025
    by Jonathan Widran
    micahsvocalcoaching.com Punk and Gospel Choir Singer Turned Vocal Coach: Over 10 years have passed since CBS News Los Angeles proclaimed Micah’s Pro Vocals as the “Best Voice Lessons in L.A.,” ...
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  • Close Up: MySeat Media

    Close Up, Magazine, Publisher's Choice
    June 26, 2025
    by Jonathan Widran
    myseat.com It Started with Sports: Evolving from a sports social network app that was the first of its kind to connect and engage with like-minded fans during live games, MySeat ...
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  • Up Close: K&K Insurance Group, Inc.

    Close Up, Magazine, Publisher's Choice
    May 31, 2025
    by Jonathan Widran
    kandkinsurance.com Origin in Motorsports: Decades before K&K Insurance became a leading provider of sports, leisure, and entertainment insurance, its co-founder, Fort Wayne, IN businessman Nord Krauskopf, was a popular stock ...
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  • The Recording Club

    Close Up, Magazine, Publisher's Choice
    May 30, 2025
    by Jonathan Widran
    therecording.club Emergence of the Tiny Room Community: When Greg Spero got off the road after four years of recording and touring the world with pop singer Halsey, the pianist eagerly ...
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  • Up Close: Sound Pressure Labs

    Close Up, Magazine, Publisher's Choice
    April 25, 2025
    by Jonathan Widran
    soundpressurelabs.com Like Hearing Music for the First Time: In 2013, after years of creating commercial installations for superstars like Coldplay, Ariana Grande, and 50 Cent, Michael Way had the time ...
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  • Close Up: Cool Brick Studios

    Close Up, Magazine, Publisher's Choice
    April 24, 2025
    by Jonathan Widran
    coolbrickstudios.com A Fresh Musical Headspace in the Aspen Valley: Launched in 2011 in a 1900s-era historic house in Carbondale, CO (40 minutes northwest of Aspen), Cool Brick Studios offers a ...
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  • Up Close: NRG Recording Studios

    Close Up, Magazine, Publisher's Choice
    March 27, 2025
    by Jonathan Widran
    L.A. Mainstay For Over Three Decades: Since launching his career in the late ‘80s, veteran mixer, engineer, and producer Jay Baumgardner has worked with rock greats Papa Roach, Hoobastank, Bush, ...
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