Video / DVD News

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Meet the Godfathers of Groove

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
October 5, 2008

This week, we've got four very short video clips featuring the Godfathers of Groove, who are coming to St. Louis to appear at Jazz at The Bistro starting next Wednesday, October 8 through Saturday, October 11. With the well-seasoned veteran Reuben Wilson on organ, legendary session man Bernard “Pretty" Purdie playing drums and Grant Green, Jr., son of legendary guitarist and St. Louis native Grant Green, on guitar, the Godfathers might be thought of ...

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DVD: Cannonball Adderley

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
September 30, 2008

Cannonball Adderley, Live in '63 (Jazz Icons). Riding high on his success as a leader, the alto saxophonist was proud of his early 1960s sextet. These televised concerts capture him and his sidemen expansive and swinging. Yusef Lateef, Nat Adderley, Joe Zawinul, Sam Jones and Louis Hayes had integrated with Cannonball into one of the tightest small bands in jazz. Lateef was nearing the end of his tenure with the band, pleasing the audiences --and, clearly, Cannonball, too-- with his ...

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Jazz DVDs Invite You to Watch and Learn

Source: All About Jazz
September 29, 2008

The godfather of jazz on film was not a performer or a producer but a collector and archivist named David Chertok. Decades before YouTube, DVDs, or even videotapes, Chertok (1922-88) offered 16 mm footage of jazz's canonical figures in a long-running series of concert-like shows at the New School and, eventually, all over the world. From clips of Louis Armstrong displaying his radiance in 1930s Hollywood features to Charlie Parker receiving an award from Earl Wilson to Thelonious Monk doing ...

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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Spotlight on Jason Moran

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
September 28, 2008

This week, let's take a look at some video footage of pianist Jason Moran, who's coming to St. Louis next Sunday, October 5, to perform a solo concert at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park. The 33-year-old is considered one of the top young piano players in jazz, and in addition to leading his own group, he has toured and recorded with jazz notables such as Greg Osby, Cassandra Wilson, Joe Lovano, Don ...

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Musical Dynasties - The Valdes Family on Video

Source: The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz
September 26, 2008

Yesterday’s post on 10 albums from Irakere alumni got me thinking about the impact of bands that display long-term perseverance. A band like Irakere leaves such a wide swatch of influence, simply due to the amount of time that it exists. It reaches several generations worth of listeners, who all find ways to integrate the influence into their lives. Basic artistic survival requires the band to constantly reinvent itself through the infusion of new musicians and the exploration of different ...

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Frank Catalano's "Funky Dunky" and "Mighty Burner"

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
September 21, 2008

This week, let's look at a couple of clips featuring Chicago saxophonist Frank Catalano, who will be in St. Louis to perform on September 30 at The Gramophone as part of the Tuesday night series the club is co-presenting with Jazz St. Louis.The first video shows Catalano and his band doing his original composition “Funky Dunky" at the Cotton Club in Tokyo, Japan, while the second clip finds him back on home ...

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iVideosongs and Guitar Hero Brian Kahanek Show How to Play the Blues

Source: All About Jazz
September 19, 2008

iVideosongs debuts three great songs featuring Texas blues rock master, Brian Kahanek, this week: “Gemini," “Deliver Me" and “Sold Your Soul." Kahanek, known for his blistering chops and creative lead guitar playing, has a following among guitar players and players of Guitar Hero alike.

Each of these iVideosongs titles include an interview and conversation with Kahanek, where he discusses his development as a musician, his musical influences and the back story for each song.

“Gemini" is the instrumental from 2004's ...

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Never Before Available Hendrix and the Ghetto Fighters Material to be Unveiled

Source: AirMTM
September 19, 2008

After almost four decades away from the public, the never before heard or seen multimedia material produced by Jimi Hendrix and the Ghetto Fighters is being released and licensed through a subsidiary of the we-R-you Corporation, the technology, software and multimedia company. The previously unreleased material was produced by Jimi Hendrix, Arthur Allen and Albert Allen aka TaharQa Aleem and Tunde Ra Aleem, the 3 principals of Jimi Hendrix and the Ghetto Fighters, and will be made available globally through ...

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