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Jonathan Wilson moved to Los Angeles from North Carolina with bandmates when he was 19, hoping to make it big. That didn’t happen, but Wilson stuck around and became a musician’s musician, making nouveau folk-rock reminiscent of the Woodstock generation. Although he has been popular overseas for years, he is known for revitalizing the Laurel Canyon music scene in the US. During the late ’60s and ’70s, the neighborhood was home to Joni Mitchell, Frank Zappa, and Jim Morrison, among others. While living there from 2005 to 2010, Wilson organized backyard jam sessions where Elvis Costello and Graham Nash were among the visitors.

In October 2013, Wilson released his third solo album, Fanfare, aiming to broaden his audience. The record fuses elaborate orchestrations with singer-songwriter intimacy and features musical contributions from legends David Crosby, Graham Nash, and Jackson Browne.