Video / DVD News

Shirley Clarke's Documentary "Ornette Made in America" Available as Video on Demand

Source: Michael Ricci
January 25, 2010

ORNETTE: MADE IN AMERICA is the last film by the great American independent filmmaker Shirley Clarke. She portrays Ornette Coleman, one of the most influential and controversial musicians in jazz. Clarke uses performances of Coleman's ”Skies of America”, a composition for symphonic orchestra and jazz combo, as her point of departure. She kicks off in Coleman's birthplace with a performance by the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, then zigzags back to Berkeley before moving on to Morocco and Italy.

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Weekend Extra: Oscar Peterson and NHOP

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
January 24, 2010

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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Spotlight on Lou Donaldson

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
January 24, 2010

Our video spotlight this week shines on the veteran alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson, who will return to St. Louis to play Wednesday, February 3 through Saturday, February 6 at Jazz at the Bistro. A native of North Carolina, the 83-year-old Donaldson came of age in the post-war bebop era and first recorded way back in 1952. He went on to work with many of the leading jazz musicians of the ...

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Under Your Skin Interviews: DJ Vadim, Dave Abbruzzese & Henry Rollins

Source: All About Jazz
January 22, 2010

Under Your Skin is an exploration on the cultural diversity of music and artists from around the globe - from Popular Music to Jazz, Hip Hop, Reggae, Avantgarde, Experimental, Afrobeat, Drum & Bass, Metal, Electronic, DJ-ing/Turntablism, Folk, Classical and more. DJ Vadim interview 1 DJ Vadim interview 2 Dave Abbruzzese interview

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Sat Eye Candy: Captain Beefheart

Source: JamBase
January 17, 2010

WE'LL LICK YOUR DECALS OFF ANYTIME!

Yesterday was the 69th birthday of Don Van Vliet, better known to sonic freaks and general weirdos everywhere as Captain Beefheart, the leader of a Magic Band and carver of one of the most unusual musical mythologies ever. He also managed to charm Frank Zappa, influence a startling array of folks - ranging from The Clash to Matt Groening to Joan Osbourne to Tom Waits - AND reimagining the blues in a post-LSD world. ...

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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Dianne Reeves and Peter Martin

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
January 17, 2010

This week, let's check out some clips of singer Dianne Reeves, who will be coming to St. Louis on Friday, February 5 to perform at the Sheldon Concert Hall. The show will serve as the kickoff performance for the new Peter Martin Music series conceived and curated by Peter Martin, the pianist and St. Louis native who serves as Reeves' music director.Born in 1956 in Detroit and raised in Denver, ...

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DVD Review: Spike Lee Films "Passing Strange"

Source: Pop Dose
January 14, 2010

Some stage plays and musicals are adapted into films. Others are simply filmed. That would seem to be the easier gigbut if youve suffered through one where the camera never moved, or never seemed to be in the right place, and the whole static bore made you wonder why anyone thought it was worthwhile to see it live in the first place you know theres nothing simple about it. The chance to see the original cast performing the piece as ...

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Brecker and Blake

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
January 14, 2010

Speaking of Seamus Blake (see the item below), I looked for a video clip with him in action and came across one of the 28-year-old Blake in heavy company. He follows the late Michael Brecker in solo on Charles Mingus's “Goodbye Porkpie Hat." All of the other information I can give you is that this was in Japan in 1999 and that the pianist is David Kikoski. The camera work suggests that this was filmed during an earthquake of at ...

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