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Bud Shank "Against the Tide" Documentary by Jazzed Media Awarded Telly Awards Bronze
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All About Jazz
The international Telly Awards, which recognizes excellence in the film and video industries, has honored Jazzed Media with a 2008 Bronze award 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.
Bud Shank “Against the Tide" salutes legendary jazz alto saxophonist Bud Shank whose over 60 year career in jazz includes ...
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Bettye Lavette Video/Tour
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All About Jazz
HARD BLUES AND SOUL QUEEN TACKLES ELTON JOHN AND BERNIE TAUPIN
“Living proof that classic soul is as durable a style as any brand of American music." - New York Times
“LaVette sings as if she's been backed into a corner and relishes the sensation." - Village Voice
Bettye LaVette, the 45-plus-year veteran of American soul music, has filmed a new video for her poignant re-interpretation of the Elton John classic “Talking Old Soldiers," a somber gem from ...
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The Rhythm Devils:concert Experience
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All About Jazz
By: Bill Clifford
It's been thirteen years since the passing of the iconic Grateful Dead guitarist and vocalist, Jerry Garcia. Since that time, the remaining principal Grateful Dead members have all found the means to make sure the spirit and legacy of the Grateful Dead remains alive and well.
Perhaps that mentality can be best exemplified by the music of The Rhythm Devils, a group put together informally in the mid '70s by the Dead's percussionists, Mickey Hart and Bill ...
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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Spotlight on David Sanborn
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
A couple of weeks ago, we promised you some David Sanborn performance videos, and here they are - a quartet of clips showcasing several sides of the versatile alto saxophonist and St. Louis native. (Yes, technically, Sanborn was born in Tampa, FL, but since he spent all of his formative years here, we proudly claim him for the Gateway City.)First up is “Chicago Song," a Hubert ...
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Guitarist Tommy Emmanuel's Center Stage DVD
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Michael Bloom Media Relations
Tommy Emmanuel c.g.p. Center Stage - Live DVD DVD Release Date: October 14th, 2008 Favored Nations Acoustic presents two new projects from virtuoso guitarist Tommy Emmanuel c.g.p. (certified guitar player): Center Stage a live two CD set, followed by a full length concert DVD. Recognized as one of the greatest living acoustic guitar players, two-time Grammy nominee Tommy Emmanuel has mesmerized both fellow musicians and audiences alike with a professional career that spans over four decades. ...
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Shatner Helps Launch Video Autograph Startup
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PC Magazine
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - William Shatner sat in a drab office staring at a TV monitor displaying a message he was supposed to read to a fan while signing an autograph, but “Star Trek's" Captain Kirk wasn't very happy. “I can't do this, this is crazy," Shatner said. The message on screenwhich was submitted by the fanwas just too odd. But as an investor and partner in Live Autographs, a new video service in which celebrities appear on camera to ...
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DVD: Joe Zawinul
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
Joe Zawinul: A Musical Portrait (ArtsHaus Musik). This well crafted documentary offers generous helpings of Zawinul's music while outlining his life and philosophy. Zawinul's luxurious existence in Malibu during his final years ("I have everything I want in life") contrasts with a visit to his boyhood home in Vienna and his account of surviving an Allied bombing in 1944. The sequences featuring the last edition of The Zawinul Syndicate illustrate his charisma and power as a leader. Director Mark Kidel's videography, editing and ...
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