Ukulele Ambassador

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Jake Shimabukuru is getting to be a regular visitor to Santa Barbara preaching the ukulele gospel, which resonates with a lot of locals. Ever since he burst into fame with the release of a viral Youtube video of him playing George Harrison’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” he has wowed…

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Family Affair

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The world’s best cover band? Well, as The Immediate Family’s bassist Leland Sklar pointed out, they are the only cover band that plays all original material. Consisting of 5 of the most renowned session musicians who have worked with many of the biggest names in the biz, guiding light Danny…

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A Stage Filled with Music Makers

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This coming weekend, the Santa Barbara Symphony will bring nearly 200 people to the stage of the Granada Theatre to present Verdi’s “Messa da Requiem,” a huge work the composer completed in 1874. Verdi first conceived it as a collaborative work to honor Rossini following his death in 1868, but…

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Return to the Jungle

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State Street Ballet showed off some changes they’ve made to one of its popular “family” ballets, The Jungle Book, in a one-off performance at the Granada March 24th. Co-Artistic Director William Soleau has polished some of the choreography for the many animals that populate this beloved story by Rudyard Kipling,…

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