TV / Film News

Watch Ajamu Akinyele with Gemini Soul "Live" on WLTV May 27th at 1 PM on Channel 26 (Comcast Cable) in Oakland, Emeryville, & Piedmont California

Source: All About Jazz
May 25, 2006

Ajamu Akinyele w/ Gemini Soul “Live" Saturday, May 27, 2006 WLTV Comcast Cable - Channel 26 (Oakland, Emeryville, & Piedmont California) Air-Time: 1 pm

SAN FRANCISCO, MAY 25, 2006/PEARL JAZZ Newswire/ - Cyber Jazz recording artists Ajamu Akinyele (pronounced Ah-jah-moo + Ah-kin-yay-lay) and Jon O'Bergh will be performing their eclectic blend of smooth jazz-funk fusion as Gemini Soul on WLTV, Comcast Cable - Channel 26 in the Oakland, Emeryville, and ...

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Sydney bands and the Australian premiere of the Da Vinci Code

Source: All About Jazz
May 2, 2006

Sydney bands and the Australian premiere of the Da Vinci Code Viva the trio has been selected to perform at a gala function for the Australian premiere of The Da Vinci Code at Mosman on Thursday 18th May 2000 The Davinci Code is a movie based upon a novel written by Dan Brown and stars Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou, directed by Ron Howard. The story involves the murder of a curator at the Louvre who leave clues in the ...

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"Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis" Season One Episode Guide

Source: All About Jazz
April 17, 2006

Season One Trailer

For the week of:

April 3 - The Golden Horns with Clark Terry, Chris Botti, and Roy Hargrove

April 10 - The Jazz Singers with Al Jarreau and Kurt Elling

April 17 - The Great Guitars with Pat Metheny and Jim Hall   [ trailer ]

April 24 - Contemporary Jazz with George Duke, Lee Ritenour, and Marcus Miller   [ trailer ]

May 1- The Altos with David Sanborn and Phil Woods

May 8 - The ...

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Chris Isaak's Guide To Jazz Fest in New Orleans on Fine Living network

Source: All About Jazz
April 5, 2006

More than the sights, sounds, and smells, the spirit of New Orleans lives on in its music, which will be very much alive for Jazz Fest 2006 later this month, one of the first big events taking place in the city after the hurricane disaster.

Grammy-nominated singer Chris Isaak and FINE LIVING network will be your personal guide to this year's Jazz Fest, on a special premiering on April 23. Viewers can get a sneak peek of Chris Isaak's Guide ...

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Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition Airs on BET J

Source: All About Jazz
April 1, 2006

Maui's own Jazz Alley TV/Maui Reflection Films has a National TV Special airing on Viacom's BET J Network April 11 and 25, 2006 with the greatest names in the Jazz! Jazz Alley TV is celebrating 15 years on TV. The longest running Jazz TV series on the planet! Airing in Hawaii on Oceanic Time Warner Cable Channel. 597

This April, the new BET J Channel (formerly BET Jazz) celebrates National Jazz Appreciation Month by showcasing classic and new jazz-related programs. ...

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BET & MTV Networks With DIRECTV Announced New BET 'J' Channel at Satellite Carrier's L.A. Headquarters

Source: All About Jazz
March 29, 2006

Earlier this month at the headquarters for DIRECTV in Los Angeles, executives from BET Networks, DIRECTV and MTV Networks announced to a host of industry and press in attendance, the launch of the new BET J Channel--a music, culture and lifestyle network born from the best programming of the popular BET Jazz Channel. With the addition of the BET J Channel, DIRECTV continues its tradition of providing the most exciting and unique programming for its customers. BET J is available ...

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New "Idol-like" TV Show for Instrumentalists, America's Hot Musician, Begins Production in March 2006

Source: All About Jazz
March 19, 2006

The American Youth Symphony (AYS), a non-profit organization in the forefront of music education and awareness, has announced it will produce a reality television talent competition for instrumental musicians called America's Hot Musician. The program will air its first 12 episode season in early 2007 in about 200 markets via a coordinated cable network/paid programming schedule, according to AYS executive director Susan Veres.

AYS (www.americanyouthsymphony.org), whose Plight of American Music Initiative has been promoted in publications such as American Teacher, ...

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Jazz Returns to Weekly Network Television after 40 Years with "LEGENDS OF JAZZ with Ramsey Lewis"

Source: All About Jazz
March 13, 2006

“LEGENDS OF JAZZ WITH RAMSEY LEWIS" TO AIR NATIONALLY ON PBS STATIONS BEGINNING THIS APRIL. LEGENDS OF JAZZ with Ramsey Lewis will air on PBS stations beginning this April, announced LRSmedia, the Chicago-based independent music entertainment company. The much anticipated series, produced by LRSmedia, is the first weekly network television jazz show in 40 years. Each themed episode, such as The Golden Horns, The Piano Masters and American Songbook, will feature intimate conversations and original performances by some of the ...

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