TV / Film News

After 40 years, it's still a good special, Charlie Brown

Source: All About Jazz
December 4, 2005

The plot is thin. The pace is slow. The music is decidedly not rock 'n' roll. But A Charlie Brown Christmas is a beloved piece of Americana, despite its flaws and idiosyncrasies, or maybe because of them. There's reason to consider this cultural icon now because -- are you sitting down? -- the animated TV special turns 40 this year. That's right, it was 40 years ago that Charlie Brown first decried the commercialization of Christmas. Forty years ago he ...

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BET Announces Programming for December's World AIDS Day

Source: All About Jazz
November 17, 2005

WASHINGTON - BET and the Kaiser Family Foundation today announced a line up of special HIV-themed programming to mark World AIDS Day on Thursday, December 1, 2005 as part their Rap-It-Up HIV / AIDS public awareness initiative. New interactive content will also be available on both www.bet.com and www.rap-it-up.com websites. Launched in 1998, the initiative has sought to inform and raise awareness about HIV / AIDS, which disproportionately impacts African Americans.

On Thursday, December 1 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT, BET ...

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BET Jazz Fall 2005 Programming Highlights

Source: All About Jazz
October 26, 2005

BET Jazz: The 24-Hour Jazz Channel Fall 2005 Programming Highlights

With New Episodes of Journey With Jazz At Lincoln Center, Studio Jams, SOLOS: The Jazz Sessions, Montreal Jazz Festival, Non-Stop Hits and Jazz Legends

BET Jazz: The 24-Hour Jazz Channel presents a new fall season of original programming that kicks off on October 27 with the fourth season of Journey With Jazz At Lincoln Center. The exciting programming continues with new episodes of Studio Jams, SOLOS: The Jazz Sessions, Montreal ...

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Eric Mintel Quartet: Jazzing Up QVC

Source: All About Jazz
October 25, 2005

On Monday November 14 at 2:00p.m. EST pianist and composer Eric Mintel and the Eric Mintel Quartet will appear on the popular shopping channel QVC. Jazz music is making an appearance for the first time ever on QVC and over 87 million households throughout the country will get a chance to see and hear the Eric Mintel Quartet as they pioneer this new endeavor with a 3 CD Boxed set of Eric's music just in time for the holidays. The ...

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Live Jazz show A House of Love

Source: All About Jazz
October 5, 2005

This is just a short update Regarding Mother J Productions' Live Jazz show A House of Love We have three Arts and Humanities awards for the state of Florida. Recently we have received the prestigious ACE/FAAE award from the First Lady of Florida Columba Bush and the Secretary of State Glenda Hood. Our Jazz show A House of Love raised over $20.000 for the American Red Cross Disaster from the effects of Katrina. We have raised over $25.000 for scholarships ...

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Jazz Film Double Feature, Oct 5: FREE

Source: All About Jazz
September 30, 2005

New York, NY: Wednesday, October 5 at 7:00 PM: Jazz Films/Double Feature – presenting Shepherd of the Night Flock and The Last of the First, with guest musicians appearing in the films, moderated by Greg Thomas, Producer of “Harlem Speaks” at The Jazz Museum of Harlem (free) A Sacred Music Concert, in Tribute to the People and Culture of New Orleans will be held at Saint Peter's Church (619 Lexington Avenue at 54th Street, NYC) on Tuesday, October 3 at ...

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Freddy Cole Documentary to Premiere at Westwood Int'l Fim Festival - Los Angeles

Source: All About Jazz
September 30, 2005

I am very happy to announce that I will have two films screening at the 2005 Westwood International Film Festival which will run September 30 - October 14th at the Majestic Crest Theatre in Los Angeles. The festival will host the world premiere of “The Cole Nobody Knows,” my recently completed documentary on musician Freddy Cole, the virtually unknown, yet equally talented younger brother of Nat “King” Cole. At age 73, with his current recording topping the jazz charts, Mr. ...

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Highlights of the 9th annual JJA Jazz Awards BETJazz

Source: All About Jazz
September 14, 2005

September 14, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Yesterday BETJazz broadcast for the first time the 60-minute highlights of the 9th annual JJA Jazz Awards (sm) gala at B.B. King's Blues Club and Grill on June 14 2005 -- featuring program host Joe Piscipo, Jazz Awards host Robert Wisdom, music by Nnenna Frelon, ASCAP Young Jazz Composers Competition winners Bob Reynolds, Sy Johnson's 75th birthday octet and Jack DeJohnette, plus jazz and JJA celebs including Dr. Billy Taylor, Clark ...

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