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CLICK TO DOWNLOAD HIS LECTURE OUTLINE AS A .PDF BLUES ORCHESTRA DEMO VIDEO! In this lecture, Calvin Owens shares his rise from the dust of a low income neightborhood in Houston to the razor sharp heights of experiences acquired gracing the greatest concert halls and music festivals throughout the world. Included are personal experiences with some of the world's greatest musicians. He chronicles in details what it was like growing up in "the bottom" to partaking in a thrilling tour of Russia while serving as music director and trumpet soloist for famous B.B. KING. Owens' recording credits: artist and producer for Memphis Tenn's Kiondict Recording Company. A & R director and studio musician for Peacock Recording Company of Houston, Texas. Arranger for A & M recording studios in L.A. California. Calvin was the arranger, conductor and trumpet soloist on several B.B. King's albums, including Live in Ole Miss, B.B. King's Live in London, with Owens conducting the Royal Philarmonic Orchestra of London. And B.B. King's'84 Grammy Award winning album Jazz In'Blues. Owens'arranging and conducting have been on the MERV GRIFFIN SHOW, JACK JONES SHOW, AUSTIN CITY LIMITS, JOHNNY CARSON'S TONIGHT SHOW. And recently recorded 6 original compositions for the BELGIAN RADIO & TELEVISION with the B. R.T. Jazz Orchestra.
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