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Google 360 Welcomes Anyone, Anywhere Inside The World-Famous Abbey Road Studios
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HypeBot
If you've had a lifelong dream of seeing where the magic happens within Abbey Road Studios, Google just made it come true. Partnering with Abbey Road Studios to create and compile more than 150 different 360-degree panoramic images, Inside Abbey Road was born. Google introduced Inside Abbey Road to fans around the world in a blog post on Tuesday (April 14th): Throughout the studios you’ll find more than 30 stories, full of anecdotes and facts about the studios, like the ...
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Thomas Chapin Film Project Ends Europe Filming At The Famous Bimhuis In Amsterdam
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Michael Ricci
This week, EMMY-winning U.S. filmmaker Stephanie J. Castillo ends her filming for her documentary Thomas Chapin, Night Bird Song at the Bimhuis, Amsterdam's and Europe's jewel for jazz and improvisational music performances. Castillo concludes her four-country tour, which started in Paris, in Holland where her effort to gather the stories of Thomas Chapin in Europe have taken her to France, Italy, Germany and now the Netherlands. Some other 30-plus interviews for the project done in the last two years were ...
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Kiki Ebsen Displays Brains, Courage And A Whole Lot Of Heart Singing Jazz To Honor Her Famous Father
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Great Scott P.R.oductions
“Scarecrow Sessions,” the critically-lauded homage to Buddy Ebsen, is garnering radio-play led by the single, “If I Only Had A Brain.” Calabasas, California (1 October 2014): Reluctant no more, Kiki Ebsen clicked the heels of her ruby red shoes three times and set off on the yellow brick road armed with the Great American songbook, Broadway show tunes and songs from Hollywood’s Golden Era that are tied to the career of her celebrity father, Buddy Ebsen. Yesterday (Sept. 30), the ...
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Columbus Jazz Orchestra Pays Tribute To The King Of Swing In Bravo, Benny!: The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert
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Scott Vezdos
Columbus, OH – Under the direction of world-renowned band leader and trumpet virtuoso Byron Stripling, the Columbus Jazz Orchestra (CJO) continues to break new ground while honoring the rich heritage of America’s classical music – jazz. On March 13-16 at the Southern Theatre, the CJO pays tribute to the “King of Swing” and his famous 1938 Carnegie Hall concert with “Bravo, Benny!” featuring Ken Peplowski and Bria Skonberg. On January 16, 1938, Benny Goodman brought his swing orchestra to America’s ...
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Steve Aoki's Manager on Getting Famous Online: Stop Promoting and Start Entertaining
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HypeBot
The folks at JustGo Music managed to slow down Steve Aoki's manager Matt Colon long enough to discuss how Aoki got so famous online. Aoki has capitalized greatly on his over-the-top personality and his web presence reflects that personality. Yet Colon says the biggest secret has been making the shift “from promotion to entertainment" and pursuing choices that lead to higher audience engagement on social media. According to Steve Aoki's manager Matt Colon (via Dotted Music), Aoki is successful for ...
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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Clark Terry and His Famous Friends
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week, we're taking a break from previewing upcoming concerts in St. Louis to spend a little time with legendary trumpeter and St. Louis native Clark Terry. As mentioned here last week, Terry is up for election this year to Jazz at Lincoln Center's Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame, and for the first time ever, fans are being allowed to vote online for their favorites. If elected, Terry, who's now 92, would ...
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Tribute To Delaney & Bonnie And Their Famous Friends Set For 6/8 At Highline In NYC
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Seth Cohen PR
A Tribute to Delaney & Bonnie and Their Famous Friends is Set for June 8th at The HighLine Ballroom in NYC One-of-a-kind Event, to Benefit Theatre Within, to be Presented by Hudson Thames Partners and Hi-Fidelity Music; Will feature the music of Delaney & Bonnie, Leon Russell, Joe Cocker, Derek & The Dominos, George Harrison, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Little Richard, and more, performed by a NYC all-star band – See Line-Up, Below! Honoring the influence of Delaney ...
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Columbus Jazz Orchestra Celebrates the World Famous Cotton Club, March 14-18
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Michael Ricci
Columbus, OH—The Jazz Arts Group's Swingin' with the CJO series returns to the historic Southern Theatre to celebrate a different venue the world famous Cotton Club. The Columbus Jazz Orchestra will salute the unforgettable talent and musical legacy of this legendary club in “A Night at the Cotton Club" (March 14 18), featuring award-winning choreographer/tap dancer Ted Louis Levy and Broadway sensation Brenda Braxton. During the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s, the neighborhood cabarets and clubs attracted both ...
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Jazz Saxophonist Dee Lucas Will Perform At The Famous Blue Note Jazz Club In New York On April 2
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Kl Ma
Make It Happen Entertainment, in association with the Blue Note Jazz Club, is proud to welcome Jazz Saxophonist Dee Lucas to join the ranks of great jazz musicians performing at the Blue Note Jazz Club. Lucas will make his live performance at the Late Night Groove Series at the world's famous Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City on Saturday, April 2, 2011. Tickets are $15 and ShowTime is 12:30 a.m. Blue Note Jazz Club is located between 6th ...
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7 Ways Most Non-Famous Musicians Make a Living
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HypeBot
When we think about what it means to make a living as a musician many people still conjure up ideas of selling plastic discs and endlessly touring the country. Well, that's perhaps how things work at the top, but what about near the middle? Suzanne Lainson of BrandsPlusMusic has written a short overview of the more traditional ways that musicians make money and the paradox of taking such sources of income. Lainson writes: “Here are the ways most non-famous full-time ...
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