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Pianist Silard Somorjay DVDs Now Available
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All About Jazz
Live at the Beverly Hills Wilshire Theatre 2007
Silard In Concert 2002 About Silard Somorjay Silard Somorjay was born in Budapest, Hungary into a musical family. He started playing the piano at the age of six, taught by his grandmother who was also a famous piano artist. By the time he was 14 he was composing his own music. He continued his music studies and nearly ten years later graduated from the Russian Academy of Piano ...
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"Dreams to Remember: The Legacy of Otis Redding" DVD to be Released September 18
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16 Vintage Television Performances by the Legendary Soul Singer Now Available for the First Time on DVD! Includes 40 Minutes of New Interviews Documenting His Life and Work.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- To commemorate the 40th anniversary of Otis' death and to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Stax Records, Reelin' In The Years Productions and Stax Records (a division of Concord Music Group) are proud to announce the September 18, 2007 release of Dreams To Remember: The Legacy Of Otis ...
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Music and Technology - Kadima Collective Recordings 06
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All About Jazz
Collaborative compositions by Jean Claude Jones (electro acoustic bass and live electronics), Loic Kessous (computer and live electronics), Stephen Horenstein (baritone saxophone) Recorded and mixed at Kadima Studio, Jerusalem, May-June, 2006 “Thanks to the noble work of trumpeter Mazen Kerbaj and guitarist Sharif Sehnaoui, news of the free music scene in Lebanon has reached a wider public in recent times, and was doing so even before recent events once more catapulted Lebanon centre stage. But we still know very little ...
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Second Series of Jazz Icons DVDS to be Released!
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All About Jazz
The eagerly anticipated release of the second series of Jazz Icons™ DVDs is here. Reelin' In The Years Productions and Naxos are proud to announce the September 4, 2007 release of the next seven titles in the illustrious DVD series featuring performances by John Coltrane, Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington, Sarah Vaughan, Dexter Gordon, Wes Montgomery, and Charles Mingus.
Filmed in Europe between 1958 and 1966, this set of Jazz Icons™ DVDs features concerts by seven of the most influential jazz ...
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Jumpin' & Jivin' on DVD June 12 with 27 Rare Performances from Jazz Legends
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All About Jazz
See and hear 27 rare performances by the legends of swing-era jazz: Jumpin' & Jivin' Volume 1 on DVD June 12, 2007 Includes Cab Calloway, Louis Jordan, Fats Waller, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Lena Horne, Duke Ellington, Gene Krupa, and many more
SILVER SPRING, MD -- Acorn Media announces the June 12, 2007, DVD release of Jumpin' & Jivin' Volume 1, which includes 27 rare performances by more than 20 artists and their back-up bands.
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John Hicks Tribute - Bird Lives - Bret Primack's Video Blog
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All About Jazz
To commemorate the first anniversary of the passing of John Hicks (December 21, 1941 - May 10, 2006), Bret Primack has produced a video tribute to the remarkable pianist on his video blog, Bird Lives.
The video, which includes rare performance video of John Hicks with Art Blakey, documentary footage from one of John's last sessions (Streams of Expression), and clips from the Joe Lovano Nonet live in Paris, is also available on YouTube.
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Bill Bruford's Earthworks DVD Anthology out Now
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All About Jazz
Bill Bruford's Earthworks, a uniquely British institution, has been turning heads on the international jazz scene now for 20 years. The band has consistently offered a platform to the best and brightest young players, presided over by a leader with unparalleled experience as a drummer, composer, and leader. This two-volume Video Anthology splits the band's career to date into two separate decades, roughly marking its transition from an electronic to an acoustic outfit. Volume 1 represents the work ...
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