Guy Babylon News

The Ben Babylon Band (BBB) will help kick off the 2011 Malibu Music Festival with an opening night performance on Monday, September 19, from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at The Sunset Restaurant, one of several venues participating in the week-long celebration of emerging musical talent.

The Ben Babylon Band (BBB) will help kick off the 2011 Malibu Music Festival with an opening night performance on Monday, September 19, from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at The Sunset Restaurant, one of several venues participating in the week-long celebration of emerging musical talent.

The only original music video by the late Guy Babylon, Elton John's acclaimed keyboardist and arranger for 21 years, has been released on iTunes.com, and can now be downloaded by fans for the first time since it was produced in 2008.

Legendary rock guitarist Slash, formerly of the band Guns N' Roses, will take the stage with student musicians from Rock Nation School in a music festival to benefit children with cancer on December 11 in Hollywood.

Legendary rock guitarist Slash, formerly of the band Guns N' Roses, will take the stage with student musicians from Rock Nation School in a music festival to benefit children with cancer on December 11 in Hollywood.

There was standing room only when the Rock Nation School Tribute to Elton John, featuring three members of the Elton John Band and student musicians, drew hundreds of fans to the famed Canyon Club near Los Angeles on Sunday, September 26.

An upcoming Elton John tribute show produced by Rock Nation School will be as much a tribute to late band member Guy Babylon as to the Rocket Man, himself. Three members of John's band-lead guitarist and music director Davey Johnstone, drummer Nigel Olsson and percussionist John Mahon-will perform 'Goodbye Superman,' a song written in Babylon's memory by his 12-year-old son, Ben Babylon. Johnstone and Mahon will also play Elton John songs with Ben and other student musicians. The concert will take place September 26 at the famed Canyon Club near Los Angeles.

An upcoming Elton John tribute show produced by Rock Nation School will be as much a tribute to late band member Guy Babylon as to the Rocket Man, himself. Three members of John's band-lead guitarist and music director Davey Johnstone, drummer Nigel Olsson and percussionist John Mahon-will perform 'Goodbye Superman,' a song written in Babylon's memory by his 12-year-old son, Ben Babylon. Johnstone and Mahon will also play Elton John songs with Ben and other student musicians. The concert will take place September 26 at the famed Canyon Club near Los Angeles.

Despite rising tensions surrounding a racially charged murder trial and warnings of possible riots, 12-year-old Los Angeles-based keyboardist Ben Babylon went ahead with his performance at the prestigious Yoshi's jazz club in downtown Oakland on Thursday, July 8.

Singer/songwriter Kathryn Keats and her band of renowned Bay Area musicians will perform two shows at Yoshi's jazz club in Oakland, California on Thursday, July 8. The band includes master percussionist Joe Venegoni, Grammy-nominated bassist Michael Manring, internationally known Brazilian drummer Celso Alberti, trumpeter Jeff Oster, acclaimed pianist Kelly Park, and guitar virtuoso Tom Lattanand.

Singer/songwriter Kathryn Keats and her band of renowned Bay Area musicians will perform two shows at Yoshi's jazz club in Oakland, California on Thursday, July 8. The band includes master percussionist Joe Venegoni, Grammy-nominated bassist Michael Manring, internationally known Brazilian drummer Celso Alberti, trumpeter Jeff Oster, acclaimed pianist Kelly Park, and guitar virtuoso Tom Lattanand.

Despite previous reports that Sir Elton John would be adopting a child from the Ukraine along with his partner David Furnish, a Ukraine law is barring the adoption from taking place.

The music world is mourning a great talent after the sudden passing of keyboards player and arranger Guy Babylon. Babylon was only 52 years of age, and is suspected to have suffered a heart attack.

According to Elton John's website, the cast recording of Lestat will not be released in the immediate future

The cast of 'Lestat' in the studio recording their cast album, May 22. The album is set to release in July, with Hugh Panaro, Carolee Carmello, Allison Fischer, Jim Stanek, and Drew Sarich.

The cast of Lestat will go into the recording studios of Mercury Records on May 22nd to record a cast album, which will be released in July

In preparation for the Broadway run, Jonathan Butterell has joined the production as creative consultant to provide an objective overview as it undergoes revisions. To accommodate these revisions, LESTAT will now begin previews at the Palace Theatre (1564 Broadway at 47th Street) on Saturday, March 25, 2006, and open on Tuesday, April 25, 2006.

BroadwayWorld shares with you publicity photos from the pre-Broadway tryout production of Lestat, a new musical featuring the music of Elton John the lyrics of Bernie Taupin, and a book by Linda Woolverton.

LESTAT stars Hugh Panaro in the title role, Carolee Carmello as Gabrielle, Jack Noseworthy as Armand, Jim Stanek as Louis, Roderick Hill as Nicolas, Michael Genet as Marius and Allison Fischer as Claudia.