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Bruce Barth DVD Available Now
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Orange Grove Publicity
Bruce Barth’s “Live at the Cafe del Teatre DVD” captures one of jazz’s most compelling pianists in a live set of original compositions and imaginative arrangements. This DVD, recorded at the Lleida Jazz Festival in Spain is Barth’s first recording since “Live at the Village Vanguard,” and features bassist Doug Weiss and drummer Montez Coleman. It has been recently released on the Quadrant label and is available on his website:www.brucebarth.com
“Live at Cafe del Teatre” captures Barth’s wide creative sweep ...
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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Poncho Sanchez Plays "El Conguero" and "Baila MI Gente"
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Today's video clips feature master Latin/jazz percussionist Poncho Sanchez, who will be in St. Louis next week to perform Wednesday, November 19 through Saturday, November 22 at Jazz at the Bistro. Sanchez' band is considered one of the top Latin/jazz groups working today, and the majority of their gigs are at concerts and festivals. They rarely play clubs, which is why Jazz St. Louis director of operations Bob Bennett tells me that ...
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New "Jazz It Up!" Episode Features Esperanza Spalding, Benny Golson, Lewis Nash, Bill Evans, and Jazz News!
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All About Jazz
Watch the latest episode of Jazz it Up! In this premiere episode of Season 2, we're featuring performances and interviews with bassist and vocalist Esperanza Spalding and the legendary tenor saxophonist and composer Benny Golson. For our Jazz Ed segment, the premier jazz drummer of his generation, Lewis Nash, demonstrates the basics of drum artistry. There’s a vintage clip of the Bill Evans trio (with Marty Morell, drums, and Eddie Gomez, bass), courtesy of Jazz Icons. Our jazz news covers ...
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Jazzed Media Wins 2008 Videographer Award for Bud Shank Film
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All About Jazz
The international Videographer Awards, which recognizes excellence in the film and video industries, has honored Jazzed Media with a 2008 Award of Distinction for the documentary film Bud Shank “Against the Tide".
The documentary film was produced and directed by multi-Grammy nominated and award winning filmmaker Graham Carter, founder of Jazzed Media. Jazzed Media produces jazz CDs and documentary jazz films. This is the third national award for the Bud Shank “Against the Tide" documentary film. Previously the film was ...
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Que up William Tell Overture "Hi-Yo, Silver, Away!"
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Michael Ricci
“A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty 'Hi-yo, Silver, away!' “ The Lone Ranger rides again.
The Lone Ranger could owe some of its popularity and longevity to the show's classic theme song: the finale to Rossini's “William Tell Overture."
The theme music was the “cavalry charge" finale of Gioacchino Rossini's William Tell Overture, now inseparably associated with the series, which also featured many other classical selections as incidental music including Wagner, ...
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One More Time: Three Little Bops
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
Sometimes comments about Rifftides pieces show up considerably after publication. We just got one from reader Dave Mackey about an animated cartoon we linked to on April 30, 2007. Bless the readers. We wouldn't have known about the cartoon if a reader hadn't sent an alert in the first place. The paragraph immediately below is the original item. It is followed by the Looney Tunes itself, now embedded in the blog. And THAT is followed by Mr. Mackey's comment. It's ...
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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Paula West Sings "Nature Boy" and "Like a Rolling Stone"
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week, we spotlight some videos from singer Paula West, who will be in St. Louis on Saturday, November 22 to perform at the Sheldon Concert Hall. Some local listeners have had the chance to hear West before, as she came to town earlier this year for a four-night engagement at the now-closed Cabaret at Savor. For those who haven't yet heard her, this review from Backstage magazine of a performance last ...
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