Video / DVD News

Bobby Darin - Seeing Is Believing: 19 Song DVD Collection on Hyena Records

Source: All About Jazz
November 2, 2006

BOBBY DARIN SEEING IS BELIEVING: 19 CLASSIC PERFORMANCES OF THE LEGENDARY ENTERTAINER AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ON DVD

Featuring His Biggest Hits Like “Mack The Knife," “Dream Lover," “Splish Splash" and “Beyond The Sea" Plus Duets With Connie Francis and Bobbie Gentry

“Of the handful of people who could do it all, nobody did it all the way Bobby Darin did. And when it came to singing, any kind of song he wanted to sing, he could sing." ...

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New Heath Brothers Documentary, "Brotherly Jazz," Out on DVD

Source: All About Jazz
October 18, 2006

The brilliant careers of Philadelphia's Heath Brothers--bassist Percy, saxophonist/composer/arranger Jimmy, and drummer Albert “Tootie"--are traced in Brotherly Jazz, an absorbing new documentary being released on DVD today. Produced by Danny Scher and directed by Jesse Block, the film features extensive concert footage of the Heaths as well as new interviews with an array of friends and fellow musicians; fascinating archival material about the Heaths' family life and early professional activities; and rarely seen footage of Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and ...

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Release of Instructional DVD Clave in Modern Drum Set Playing

Source: All About Jazz
October 5, 2006

Cuban drummer Rafael Monteagudo recently released an instructional video, Clave in Modern Drum Set Playing. This is the first in a series of videos that incorporates African and Afro-Cuban rhythms, including those played on congas and batas. The unique twist that Rafael adds is how to play these rhythms on the drum set, playing the clave with the left foot. This allows drummers to gain interdependence in playing using a new method that can bring excitement to their practice. You ...

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Jazz Musicians Michael Bisio, Reade Whitwell, Brian Kent Featured in Forthcoming DVD Release of Beat Angel - a film about "the Spirit of Jack Kerouac"

Source: Teresa Conboy PR
September 19, 2006

Bassist/composer Michael Bisio, drummer Reade Whitwell and saxophonist Brian Kent are featured in the film, Beat Angel to be released on DVD October 21. The film is about “the spirit of Jack Kerouac," and the date also marks 37 years since Beat Generation author, poet passed away.

On the 30th anniversary of his own death, the angelic spirit of Jack Kerouac (played by Vincent Balestri) returns to earth in the abandoned body of a street bum. “Jack" drops in at ...

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Jazz On The West Coast: The Lighthouse

Source: Anne Smith
August 29, 2006

The Lighthouse was the premiere jazz club in the Los Angeles area during the 1950s and 1960s. Through the use of numerous interviews, pictures, music and video clips, the film tells the story of the Lighthouse and two men of very different backgrounds and personalities who brought the club and their band called 'The Lighthouse All-Stars' to the point of gaining world-wide fame. To name a few of the Musicians: Conte Candoli, trumpet; Bob Cooper, tenor sax; Frank Rosolino, trombone; ...

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Four Free Sidecar Bar Band Videos at YouTube.com

Source: All About Jazz
August 18, 2006

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Delmark Future DVD Performances

Source: All About Jazz
July 19, 2006

DELMARK Records wants to let you know about upcoming live jazz performances/DVD tapings: Sunday July 30, 2006 @ 5pm Ethnic Heritage Ensemble in a special live performance for future Delmark DVD and CD. Sunday July 30, 2006 @ 5pm Ascension Loft Series at 319 N. Albany Chicago 60612 $15 suggested donation Live Performance and Delmark DVD live taping Kahil El' Zabar: percussion Fareed Haque: guitar Ernest ...

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"Jazz Icons" Lost Vintage Jazz Concerts on DVD

Source: All About Jazz
July 18, 2006

LOST VINTAGE JAZZ CONCERTS DISCOVERED!

JAZZ ICONS(TM) DVD SERIES FEATURES UNSEEN CONCERTS FILMED FOR TELEVISION IN THE 1950s - 1970s: FIRST NINE TITLES INCLUDE ELLA FITZGERALD, DIZZY GILLESPIE, THELONIOUS MONK, LOUIS ARMSTRONG, COUNT BASIE, ART BLAKEY & THE JAZZ MESSENGERS, CHET BAKER, BUDDY RICH AND QUINCY JONES

“The release of Jazz Icons(TM) is like the unearthing of a musical time capsule-an audio-visual treasure trove of the music that changed the world. From Big Band and Bebop to Dixieland and Cool, ...

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