TV / Film News

Documentary on Cirque Du Soliel's Beatle Show

Source: All About Jazz
June 17, 2008

Documentary Chronicling Cirque du Soliel's Beatles Show “Love" Debuts All Together Now, a documentary about the making of the Beatles and Cirque du Soleil's Las Vegas show LOVE, made its U.S. debut Monday, opening the sixth annual Silverdocs film festival. As the sound of “Oompah, oompah, stick it up your jumper!" blasted in 5.1 stereo, heads bobbed to the nonsensical directive coursing through the AFI's Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, Maryland. Hearing the Beatles' music pumped through the AFI Silver's ...

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David Cook America's Accidental Idol

Source: All About Jazz
June 15, 2008

David Cook didn't even plan to try out for American Idol - and then he won

Less than a week after winning American Idol, David Cook is sitting in a glitzy restaurant on the south tip of Manhattan's Central Park. The chef, who proudly says he was among the 55 million who phoned in a vote for Cook during Idol's finals, presents the singer with an off- the-menu treat -- foie gras on toast -- that leaves Cook unnerved. “That ...

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Jack Sheldon Film Extends Dates in Los Angeles

Source: All About Jazz
June 15, 2008

EXCLUSIVE LOS ANGELES ENGAGEMENT Extends Dates

Trying To Get Good: the Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon at the historic CREST THEATER in Westwood, California has extended it's engagement to run through Thursday June 19th.

The great response to the documentary, often with lines half way around the block, the film makers have extended the run until the beginning of the LA Film Festival. Compelling and Highly Entertaining of the Consummate Musician, Irrepressible Comedian, and Ultimate Jazz Survivor, Jack Sheldon.

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American Idol Sued over Musicians' Royalties

Source: All About Jazz
June 14, 2008

Even in the off-season, American Idol Manages to Stir Up Controversy Musicians' Union Files a Lawsuit against the show, claiming the musicians in the American Idol band were underpaid. The American Federation of Musicians says the hit Fox show violated a collective bargaining agreement by failing to pay musicians royalties for rebroadcasts of episodes. In 2007, the show started using musicians to re-record new music for season highlights, a move that the union was also not informed of. A rep ...

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Jazzed Media Wins 2008 Aurora Award

Source: All About Jazz
June 13, 2008

Gold for Bud Shank “Against the Tide" The international Aurora Awards, which recognizes excellence in the film and video industries, has honored Jazzed Media with a 2008 gold 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 who's ...

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Esperanza Spalding is Turning the Jazz World on Its Ear

Source: All About Jazz
June 13, 2008

Back in January, when the phenomenal Portland-raised bassist-vocalist Esperanza Spalding played at Experience Music Project, I said we'd be hearing more from this remarkable young woman. Boy, are we hearing more. Since the May release of Spalding's major label debut, “Esperanza" (Heads Up), which debuted at No. 3 on the jazz charts and remains there, Spalding has appeared on “The Late Show with David Letterman" and “Jimmy Kimmel Live." To give you an idea of just how ...

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Jazzmode TV Live on Air

Source: Translantis Music
June 9, 2008

JazZMode Media Network is happy to announce the launch of JazZMode Tv, which went live on air on the 1st of June 2008. JMTv can be viewed online from all over the globe. We are proud to say that so far it has been a huge success with over 22,000 hits on the station since the launch on the first of this month. JazZMode Tv online will be followed by JMTv satellite broadcast launch in December of 2008. With the ...

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"Crazy," Film Inspired by the Life of Guitar Legend Hank Garland

Source: All About Jazz
June 6, 2008

Crazy, an independent feature film inspired by the tragic life and groundbreaking music of legendary 1950s-era guitarist Hank Garland, is an official selection at the Breckenridge Festival of Film (6/5-8) - “The World's Highest Film Fest" - in Breckenridge, Colorado. Crazy will be shown at 6PM on Friday, June 6 at the Independence Room at Main Street Station (505 S. Main Street, Breckenridge, CO, 80424). Director Rick Bieber will attend the screening, and conduct a Q&A immediately following. There will ...

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