Video / DVD News

Kenny G: An Evening of Rhythm and Romance

Source: Universal Music Enterprises
September 23, 2009

Grammy-Award Winning Saxophonist’s First Ever Blu-ray Release On DVD and Blu-ray October 6 New York, NY: An Evening Of Rhythm & Romance, a DVD and Blu-ray from Grammy-Award winning saxophonist Kenny G will be simultaneously released on October 6 through Eagle Rock Entertainment. [MSRP $14.98 for DVD, $24.98 for Blu-ray]. With global album sales in excess of 50 million copies, this is a new milestone for the accomplished artist, as this is his first ever performance released in the Blu-ray ...

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Sat Eye Candy: Eagles

Source: JamBase
September 20, 2009

JUST DRIVIN' DOWN THE ROAD TRYIN' TO LOOSEN OUR LOAD

Established in 1970, the Eagles have evolved into the definition of brand name mainstream rock with the swinging pair to name a tour “Farewell 1" - an implication of a long goodbye with more numbers to come - and then a few years later put out a new album and pretend they'd never stoked the nostalgia engine by pretending to retire in the first place. But, at the dawn ...

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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Remembering Luther Thomas

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
September 20, 2009

This week, let's look at four video clips featuring the late Luther Thomas, who passed away last week at the age of 59. The saxophonist and St. Louis native lived in Copenhagen, Denmark, and all of four of these clips were recorded there. The first video was made at the Christiania Jazz Club during the Copenhagen Jazz Fest in July, 2008. It features Thomas fronting a quartet in a freebop ...

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Weekend Extra: Hubbard's "Stardust"/"Body and Soul"

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
September 20, 2009

In this video clip, bassist Niels-Henning rsted Pedersen introduces Freddie Hubbard, who chooses the verse of one imperishable ballad to set up the chorus of another, to NHOP's evident bemusement. It may be from may be Danish television in the late 1960s, but DailyMotion provides no information about the origin of this rather misty clip. If you know, please tell us by way of the comments link below.

Hubbard is stunning in his flugelhorn range and lyricism on his final ...

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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Three Views of Trio 3

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
September 13, 2009

The news that Trio 3 will be playing St. Louis next week offers a welcome excuse to look at some video clips of the group, which includes St. Louis native Oliver Lake on saxophones along with bassist Reggie Workman and drummer Andrew Cyrille. Their performance is being presented by the Nu-Art Series on Saturday, September 19 at Luna Bar, which is next to Bar Italia at 13 Maryland Plaza in the Central ...

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Sat Eye Candy: Rush

Source: JamBase
September 13, 2009

HOW CAN THREE GUYS MAKE ALL THAT SOUND?

Since the early 1970s Rush has served as an effective gateway into high level musicianship and smart rock construction. Long before most of us heard Return To Forever, Miles Davis or even Phish, we likely heard the hard rock majesty of “Limelight" or “Tom Sawyer," which, like most of their canon, broaden the parameters of rock 'n' roll considerably. Part prog, part heavy rock, part fusion, Rush - Geddy Lee (bass, keys, ...

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The Gould Inspiration?

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
September 13, 2009

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iTunes LP: Video and a First Look

Source: HypeBot
September 12, 2009

Yesterday iTunes unveiled the iTunes LP. Billed as a re-imagination of the album, and previously codenamed “Cocktail", iTunes LP adds bonus content like lyrics, liner notes, videos and other digital media to full albums purchased on iTunes. As an example of a creative use of iTunes LP, Apple offered a series of drawings done by Dave Mathews effectively creating cover art for each track on the band's new album.

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