TV / Film News

Jazz Sessions: The Greats on Camera at Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville NY

Source: All About Jazz
May 1, 2008

Thursday nights from May 29 to June 19, the Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) in Pleasantville NY will be screening films that capture some of Jazz's biggest names on camera. Q&As hosted by Grammy Award-winning bassist Todd Coolman. Coolman is head of Jazz Studies at the Conservatory of Music at Purchase College and has performed or recorded with a who's who of jazz artists. This series has been made possible by an anonymous donor. In memory of Bernie Sivin. Thurs. ...

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Jazz Score: An International Retrospective of over 50 Films is Being Presented at MoMA April 16th Through September 15, 2008

Source: All About Jazz
April 22, 2008

Music soundtracks have long been a part of movie magic, but the use of contemporary jazz, which started in the 1950s, changed the medium. “Jazz Score," an international retrospective of over 50 films is being presented at MoMA April 16th through September 15, 2008. Before the 1950s, jazz was mainly used as incidental music. In the postwar period, where the old studio systems were starting to crack and filmmakers were ready for something new, jazz became a key component. In ...

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Gemini Soul "Sound Stage Performance" Airs on Jazzcult TV Show Friday April 25th @ 6 PM - Cable Channel 29 (Jazz/Funk Fusion)

Source: All About Jazz
April 21, 2008

Gemini Soul “Sound Stage Performance" To Air On Jazzcult TV Show (Cable Channel 29 San Francisco) Friday - April 25th @ 6 PM Jazzcult TV Show w/ host Linda Lam Cable Channel 29 San Francisco, CA accessf.org * Check artist website for additional information at geminisoul.net Gemini Soul's “Sound Stage Performance" will air on San Francisco's Channel 29 Jazzcult TV program w/ host Linda Lam Friday ...

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Columbiana, Oh Composer Jim Couchenour Scores Four Consecutive Songs on the Weather Channel

Source: All About Jazz
April 17, 2008

Columbiana Ohio native Jim Couchenour who began 2008 by having two of his compositions air nationally on The Weather Channel's famed “Local on The 8's" with Ohio based Jazz Fusionists SounDoctrine, can now hang two additional songs on his belt. The Weather Channel began airing “Crystal Snow" from Jim's most recent album 'Quiet Canvas,' (released Dec 07) early this month and will be adding the track “New Mercies" from his debut 'Living Colour ' (released May 2005) to their rotation ...

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Share the 2007 NEA Jazz Masters Special on Your Website or Blog

Source: All About Jazz
February 27, 2008

Show and share this invaluable content with their visitors during Jazz Appreciation Month (April).

Dear Jazz Friends:

We'd like to thank all the web publishers and bloggers who have signed up to show the LEGENDS OF JAZZ Presents the 2007 NEA Jazz Masters hour-long video on their website. To view a trailer of this amazing show visit legendsofjazz.net. (Note: turn the site audio off prior to viewing the trailer)

Some top websites in the jazz community have joined the cause ...

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"Jazz with Frankye" Presents Rolando Morales - New Show Available Online

Source: RioVida Networks
February 17, 2008

San Francisco, CA - February 17, 2008 “Jazz with Frankye" a show that has been running for over 10 years can now be viewed online on Eddycam-TV as well as on Comcast Channels 28 and 29. Watch Eddycam-TV, “Jazz with Frankye" presents Rolando Morales. Frankye Kelly, the world-renown Diva, interviews and performs with Rolando Morales on this months “Jazz with Frankye" show. Frankye Kelly who recently performed her very popular SEPIA show at Yoshi's San Francisco took time between her ...

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Jazz Film Series in Los Angeles, Early 2008 - "Imagine the Sound" by Ron Mann

Source: All About Jazz
February 3, 2008

Filmforum presents Imagine the Sound by Ron Mann on Sunday February 10, 2008. Filmforum commences an intermittent series of documentaries focusing on avant-garde and free jazz, with the Los Angeles appearance of the new revival of Ron Mann's vital film Imagine the Sound (1981/2007). A marvelous film as thoroughly designed as The Last Waltz, for jazz fans and documentary fans, it digs deep into the side of improvised music not yet touched by Ken Burns and Wynton Marsalis. Featuring Cecil ...

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Gemini Soul Performs "Live" on Sacramento & Company TV Show; Jan. 23rd @ 9 AM on Abc (Jazz Fusion)

Source: All About Jazz
January 18, 2008

Gemini Soul Performs “Live" on Sacramento & Company TV Show; January 23rd @ 9 AM on ABC (Jazz Fusion) Wednesday - January 23rd @ 9am to 10am Sacramento & Company Hosts Guy Farris & Kristen Simoes Airs on NEWS 10 ABC (KXTV) 400 Broadway Sacramento, CA 95818 Just Announced - Gemini Soul will perform “Live" on the morning TV show Sacramento & ...

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