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  • Cover Stories, Magazine
    April 26, 2021
    by Jonathan Widran

    Q&A with Norah Jones

    Had 2020 played out like any normal year, on April 7, Norah Jones would have been onstage at the Southbank Center in London celebrating the ...
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  • Latest, Music News
    March 29, 2021
    by Jonathan Widran

    Album Review: "Just Causes" by Noel Paul Stookey

    Noel Paul Stookey, the legendary “Paul” of Peter, Paul & Mary fame, continues his lifetime of folk-centered protest music, speaking to a new generation of ...
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  • Close Up, Magazine
    March 29, 2021
    by Jonathan Widran

    Up Close: Berklee Online

    online.berklee.edu Global Extension of Famed Music School: Founded in 1945, Boston-based Berklee College of Music is the largest private music institution in the world. To ...
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  • Close Up, Magazine
    February 23, 2021
    by Jonathan Widran

    Up Close: Apogee Electronics

    Apogee Electronics apogeedigital.com 35+ Years of Cutting-Edge Sonic Innovations: In 2020, as it celebrated 35 years of trademark audio innovation, Santa Monica, CA-based Apogee Electronics ...
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    Close Up, Magazine
    February 22, 2021
    by Jonathan Widran

    Close Up: Shure

    Shure shure.com Nearly a Century of Audio Excellence: Founded in 1925 by S.N. Shure as a one-man company selling AM radio kits and components, Shure ...
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  • Album Reviews, CD Reviews, Magazine, Reviews
    January 26, 2021
    by Jonathan Widran

    Album Review: "Joy!" by Jazz in Pink featuring Gail Jhonson (8/10)

    Shanachie Producer: Gail Jhonson One of urban jazz’s busiest music directors, multi-talented composer-pianist Gail Jhonson has led her hard-grooving all-female collective, Jazz in Pink, to ...
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  • Close Up, Magazine
    January 25, 2021
    by Jonathan Widran

    Up Close: Royer Labs

    Royer Labs royerlabs.com The Art of the Ribbon Microphone: David Royer, founder of Royer Labs, is one of an elite group of microphone designers who ...
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  • Close Up, Magazine
    January 25, 2021
    by Jonathan Widran

    Close Up: Eventide

    Eventide eventideaudio.com Half a Century of Pioneering Sound: Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2021, Eventide has long been a ubiquitous name in audio broadcasting and ...
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  • Close Up, Magazine
    December 28, 2020
    by Jonathan Widran

    Up Close: Patreon

    Patreon patreon.com Founded by a Creator, With Creators in Mind: In 2013, musician Jack Conte was like millions of indie musicians, looking for a way ...
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  • Close Up, Magazine
    December 28, 2020
    by Jonathan Widran

    Close Up: The Rattle L.A.

    The Rattle L.A. wearetherattle.com Rattling the Cages: The main page of The Rattle’s website states the purpose of the growing and ever-thriving London-based organization in ...
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  • Album Reviews, CD Reviews, Reviews
    December 1, 2020
    by Jonathan Widran

    Album Review: "The Gathering" by Amber Weekes (9/10)

    Distributed by: Amber Inn Productions Producer: Mark Cargill On one of this year’s most imaginatively arranged and produced seasonal offerings, renowned soul/jazz vocalist Amber Weekes ...
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  • Album Reviews, CD Reviews, Reviews
    December 1, 2020
    by Jonathan Widran

    Album Review: "World Goes Round" by World Goes Round (8/10)

    Label: Viper Records Producer: Tommy Vicari In 1989, a supergroup of behind-the-scenes industry vets got together at co-lead vocalist Frank Musker’s Laurel Canyon studio to ...
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  • Close Up, Magazine
    November 30, 2020
    by Jonathan Widran

    Up Close: Powderfinger Promotions

    Top Indie Radio Promotion Firm: Since its launch in 1994, Powderfinger Promotions––named after founder David Avery’s favorite Neil Young song––has been one of North America’s ...
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  • Close Up, Magazine
    October 26, 2020
    by Jonathan Widran

    Close Up: A Designs Audio

    The Launch: Back when Peter Montessi was a bassist touring the East Coast—and later when he moved to L.A. and became a session player— he ...
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  • Close Up, Magazine
    October 26, 2020
    by Jonathan Widran

    Up Close: ILIO

    From Samples to Virtual Instruments: Since launching ILIO in 1994, Mark and Shelly Hiskey and their team have been committed to producing and distributing useful, ...
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  • Close Up, Magazine
    July 31, 2020
    by Jonathan Widran

    Up Close: Jack Douglas and Jay Messina

    50 Years of Experience: The legendary rockers listed in the MC ad promoting the new remote mixing and mastering service by veteran engineer-producer Jack Douglas ...
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  • Album Reviews, Magazine, Reviews
    May 18, 2015
    by Jonathan Widran

    Album Review: Sasha's Bloc - "Heart on Fire" (8/10)

    A homage to jazz age sultriness, swagger
 and swing, but with brilliant originals rather
 than tired retreads of standards, this glorious, multi-faceted, polycultural collective—
burning up ...
    Read More
  • Magazine, Music News, Signing Stories
    April 8, 2015
    by Jonathan Widran

    Signing Story: Dennis Dreith

    Well known in the industry as an influential advocate for musicians’ rights, Dennis Dreith served as International President of the Recording Musicians’ Association (RMA) for ...
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  • Album Reviews, Magazine, Reviews
    March 25, 2015
    by Jonathan Widran

    Album Review: Stephanie Spruill - It's a Jazz Day (8/10)

    This multi-faceted force of nature brings to her first veritable jazz album a long, lush history as a touring and sessions singer and a powerful rep as a ...
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  • Album Reviews, Magazine, Reviews
    March 25, 2015
    by Jonathan Widran

    Album Review: Stephanie Spruill - It's a Jazz Day (8/10)

    This multi-faceted force of nature brings to her first veritable jazz album a long, lush history as a touring and sessions singer and a powerful rep as a ...
    Read More
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