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Grand Baton (band)
Grand Baton is an Afro-Caribbean, progressive rock and jazz fusion band based in New York City. The band was founded by the composer, arranger, guitarist, pianist, singer and songwriter Jean-Cristophe (JC) Maillard, a native of Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe. Background Grand Baton, founded by Maillard in 2006, currently performs as a trio and consists of Maillard on vocals, guitar, keyboards and the SazBass, Thierry Arpino on drums and percussion, and Aidan Carroll on upright and electric bass. The band has released two studio albums. ''Le Grand Baton'' was released in 2007 and ''Carnal Carnival'' in 2013. Collaboration and touring In 2013, Grand Baton began its collaboration with the vocalist Lisa Fischer and Maillard serves as the band's musical director and arranger. Since beginning their tour in 2014, ''The Ms. Lisa Fischer and Grand Baton Tour'' has performed in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Grand Baton and Fischer have also performed to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety Playhouse
The Variety Playhouse (originally known as the Euclid Theatre) is a music venue in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It is located on Euclid Avenue and features a variety of music acts including rock, indie, electronic, funk, country, folk, bluegrass, jazz, blues and world music as well as other live shows. History The building was erected in 1940 and has been dedicated to different uses over the years, under different names. 1940–1962 The theater was built as a cinema by Lucas and Jenkins Theatres, a company which operated other Georgia theaters at the time including the Fox in Atlanta. The Euclid was among three theaters built by L&J in Atlanta in 1940, another was the Gordon Theatre in the West End (now used as a church). The Euclid boasted a "staggered seating plan so no seat is directly behind another" and a neon marquee with "Euclid" in block letters. It opened at 2:15 P.M. Friday, October 4, 1940 and the first film exhibited was '' My Favorite Wife''. It cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
