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Mark Isham: The Voice Within Premieres October 11 On Scientology Network Following Hollywood Screening
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Scientology Network
Scientology Media Productions celebrated the world premiere of its new Signature Performances documentary, Mark Isham: The Voice Within, on Tuesday, September 29, at its historic Hollywood studio, a fixture of the entertainment industry for more than a century. The documentary premieres on Scientology Network on October 11 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Guests from the worlds of music, film and entertainment arrived on the red carpet before joining a packed house for an evening centered on the Grammy and Emmy-winning composer’s ...
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Paramax Films Announces Global Premiere Of Concert Film: John Beasley's 'Unlimited Miles: Live From Blue Note Tokyo,' May 26 Miles Davis's Centennial Birthday
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AMT Public Relations
Landmark Concert Film Premieres May 26, 2026‚ Miles Davis's Centennial Birthday Available Worldwide on Mezzo TV and Medici.tv Streaming Platform Paramax Films today announced the global release of John Beasley's Unlimited Miles: Live from Blue Note Tokyo, a concert film capturing an electrifying performance at the iconic Blue Note Tokyo. The film premieres on May 26, 2026, the 100th birthday of Miles Davis. How to watch Unlimited Miles: Live From Blue Note Tokyo: Subscribe to Mezzo TV (airing in 70 ...
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'Everybody Digs Bill Evans' Film by Director Grant Gee Debuts at the Berlin International Film Festival
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All About Jazz
New York, June 1961. Legendary jazz pianist Bill Evans has found his musical voice and created the perfect trio, including bassist Scott LaFaro, his musical soulmate. A residency at New York’s Village Vanguard culminates in the live taping of two of the greatest jazz records of all time in one day. Only a few days later, LaFaro dies tragically in a car crash. Numb with grief, Evans stops playing for the first time since his childhood. This is the story ...
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10 Favorite Movie Trumpet Solos
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
No instrument better expresses dignity, loneliness and wistfulness in movie themes than the trumpet. For more than two decades after the arrival of talkies, movie themes were largely an orchestral affair, especially after arranger-conductors who had escaped Nazi Germany in the late 1930s went to work in Hollywood. The exception during this period was Harry James's trumpet on Young Man With a Horn, in 1950. By 1958, when Miles Davis's moody trumpet appeared on the score of the French film, ...
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BBC Documentary: Jac Holzman's Elektra Records
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Rock 'n' roll in the 1950s and pop rock in the early '60s had largely been a 45rpm affair. Even the Beatles' and Stones' early 12-inch albums were merely collections of three-minute singles. Then in 1966, along came Elektra Records, which had been founded in 1950 by Jac Holzman as a folk label. Thanks to lush proceeds from Elektra's budget classical subsidiary Nonesuch, Holtzman began to expand into pop. In 1966 and '67, Elektra signed a new generation of American ...
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Echoes Of Tradition: New Documentary By Award-winning Director Ben Makinen Honors Native American And LGBTQ+ Contributions To Jazz – Watch Free On Patreon
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Ben Makinen
ECHOES OF TRADITION A Film by Ben Makinen “Echoes is beautifully shot and edited with a relaxed feel that flows like water.” —Bruce Boyd Raeburn, former Curator, Hogan Jazz Archive, Tulane University “Ben Makinen’s latest documentary is a comprehensive and absorbing work that breaks tradition by highlighting exceptional and groundbreaking musicians while calling for change.” —The Sleepless Critic “All the credit's gone to the Africans for the wonderful rhythm in jazz, but I think a lot of it should go ...
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On April 25, Explore The Life And Times Of A Singular Jazz Icon With 'Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got', Winner Of The 1986 Oscar For Best Documentary, Now Restored In 4k
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Michael Krause
Outspoken, manipulative, independent thinking and oftentimes controversial, Artie Shaw (1910-2004) was one of the most popular stars of the Swing Era, who famously broke the color barrier by hiring the legendary Billie Holiday, Hot Lips Page and Roy Eldridge for his bands. His complex love-hate relationship with his own celebrity caused him to walk away from performing almost as many times as he walked away from his marriages. Winner of the 1986 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, Artie Shaw: ...
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