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Post-Apocalyptic Picnics And Hollywood Steakhouses In Gabriel Kahane's LA

Gabriel Kahane is the rare musician who travels easily between classical, musical theater and pop. His new album is The Ambassador. Josh Goleman/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Deceptive Cadence

Post-Apocalyptic Picnics And Hollywood Steakhouses In Gabriel Kahane's LA

Though the composer and singer-songwriter wasn't raised in Los Angeles, The Ambassador feels like a musical tour of the city, right down to specific addresses used as song titles.

Post-Apocalyptic Picnics And Hollywood Steakhouses In Gabriel Kahane's LA

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First Listen: Gabriel Kahane, 'The Ambassador'

Gabriel Kahane's new album, The Ambassador, comes out June 3. Josh Goleman/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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First Listen

First Listen: Gabriel Kahane, 'The Ambassador'

The composer and singer-songwriter's new album is a set of 10 vignettes about buildings in L.A. Throughout The Ambassador, Kahane speaks many musical languages fluently and beautifully.

The Ambassador

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