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Documentary: Buddy Rich

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
April 29, 2013

We tend to remember drummer Buddy Rich today merely as a caustic '70s guest on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson or a guy who hated rockers but did a pretty good job trying to dress like one. The truth is Rich had a long and storied background as the drummer in top bands of his day (Bunny Berigan, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, etc.), behind top jazz artists (Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Hank Jones, etc.) and in front ...

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A Jazz Tune Recorded In Heaven

Source: Howard E. Fischer
April 26, 2013

They Died Before 40, a new jazz film, features eight jazz artists, most of them relatively unknown. They all died before reaching the age of 40. Actually, four of the eight died before reaching the age of 30! Seven died before 1944 and one died in 1956. The greatest jazz band in history has been playing in heaven for more than 50 years! The film presents this band, organized in heaven, playing Stardust, “a tune recorded in heaven.” (They each ...

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Jazz Vocalist PJ Parker's Original Song Included In New Movie

Source: Bill Bowman
April 4, 2013

Asbury Park, NJ: Jazz vocalist PJ Parker's original song, “Dreams Are Meant For Two,” with music written by her late father, jazz pianist Thomas E. Parker, will make its motion picture debut in Joe Basile’s “West End,” screening at the Garden State Film Festival on Saturday, April 6, 2013. The screening takes place at the Paramount Theater in this seaside city. The song, which is also performed by Parker, appears during an opening scene with Eric Roberts (Runaway Train) and ...

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Edward Bland: 'Cry of Jazz'

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
March 29, 2013

Edward Bland died of cancer at his home in Smithfield, Va. on March 14 at 86. Bland was a musician, composer and arranger, according to the New York Times's obit, but he also made one film—Cry of Jazz. When the 34-minute film about jazz from the black perspective was released in 1959, it triggered debate among leading intellectuals. In 1998, Bland said in an interview: “It was considered the work of madmen when it was originally released. Black racists. At ...

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Live Streaming Launches: BitTorrent Live and ShowGo.TV

Source: HypeBot
March 14, 2013

Live streaming is seeing steady growth in 2013 after a year of trending news in 2012. Yesterday's announcement at SXSW that BitTorrent Live is now in open Beta is a huge development in the space that's been under development since at least as far back as 2009. In addition, ShowGo.tv launched rather quietly last month at SF MusicTech Summit, but they got TechCrunched so the word is now out. Unfortunately they got Keened as well, but you've got to take ...

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Vevo.TV Launches: The Return of Music Television

Source: HypeBot
March 13, 2013

Guest post by Micheal Cerda (@imcerdafied) for sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. Cerda provides an in-depth commentary on today's launch of VEVO.TV, a brand-new music video product. In the 1980s and early 1990s, music videos on television captured the imagination of a generation. New levels of music fanaticism, discovery and imagination were born. We could finally see what bands really looked like, what their interpretations of the music were, what story it really told, and even the latest ...

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Divine Hand Ensemble Announces Premier of "21st Century Classical Music" Documentary

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
February 26, 2013

Since 2010, local chamber ensemble The Divine Hand Ensemble have been demonstrating that classical music can still captivate audiences in these modern technological times. Formed and led by accomplished theremin pioneer Mano Divina, the Divine Hand Ensemble have the distinction of being the only group in the world who perform serious classical work in which the theremin plays the role of lead singer. They have performed for the Royal Family of Serbia at the Serbian Embassy, Mayor Michael Nutter and ...

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Jazz & Blues Television Launches Crowdfunding Campaign

Source: Jazz & Blues TV
February 6, 2013

Jazz & Blues TV, the exciting, ground-breaking new “smart” platform for live music to launch in May with high-calibre artists led by Paulette McWilliams (Jazz) and more in the Blues, Soul, RnB, Gospel, and Latin genres lined up to appear. You can support our fundraising effort at Indiegogo. Torquay, United Kingdom: Some of the greatest live music in the world is soon to be available via smart devices across the globe. Jazz & Blues TV is the new “next generation ...

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