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The Tragic Life of Lenny Breau

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
February 4, 2013

Jazz guitarist Lenny Breau was born in Maine in 1941 to parents who were country music performers. According to Wikipedia, he began playing guitar at age 8 and soon became a member of his parents' band after they moved to Canada. In 1959, his father slapped him in the face for playing jazz improvisation on stage, and Breau left to start his career, living in various Canadian cities. In 1976, he moved to the U.S., living in Nashville, Maine and ...

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Fundraising Campaign Launched To Support New Documentary On The NY Art Quartet

Source: alan roth
January 21, 2013

Alan Roth, filmmaker and director of the new documentary about the New York Art Quartet, has just launched a final fundraising campaign on Kickstarter to complete this feature-length documentary. The film is entitled: The Breath Courses Through Us. Roth explained: “I believe this is one of the more important documentaries on jazz musicians, especially the under-represented history of the early 60’s jazz avant-garde. And this film is a more personal look at five great artists, the late John Tchicai (saxophone), ...

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Do TV Show Music Placements Lead to Greater Artist Awareness?

Source: HypeBot
January 11, 2013

By Liv Buli, Resident Data Journalist for Next Big Sound. You've just tuned in to your favorite television show, be it Gossip Girls, Grey's Anatomy, or Glee, and are enthralled by familiar characters and gripping plot, but how often do you take note of the songs that score these scenes? In the right instance, television syncs can serve as an incredible opportunity. Beyond the obvious benefits in terms of additional income and branding opportunities for an artist, in a single ...

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5 Holiday Movies of Yore

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
December 25, 2012

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NCIS: Los Angeles Heats Up On Tuesday With Basinet's Santa Baby

Source: Cynthia "c." Basinet
December 19, 2012

A modern Christmas classic, Santa Baby by Cynthia Basinet's is headed to one of the hottest shows on TV. On Tuesday the 18th, the 10th episode of season four, entitled “Free Ride” will air, and the sultry and smooth voice of Basinet will be bringing holiday cheer to the cast as well as millions of viewers. The number four ranked action drama will air on CBS in its regular timeslot, right after perennial favorite NCIS. The episode features an undercover ...

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Cinema Documentary About Maja Ratkje Seeking Support

Source: IJ.Biermann
November 28, 2012

"Voice - Sculpting Sound with Maja S K Ratkje" is a cinematic feature documentary about the charismatic Norwegian composer, performer, innovator, multimedia artist and cult figure in various music genres, who also speaks up regularly about environmental issues. “Voice" is not only the portrait of a singular musician and artist, but the film will explore and pay homage to sound and to the nature of the human voice in all its facets, and will question deep-seated perceptions about our individual ...

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Legendary Jimi Hendrix Live At Woodstock Performance Set For Global Theatrical Release From November 26, 2012

Source: 1888 Media
November 12, 2012

London, UK – In Celebration of the 70th Anniversary of Jimi Hendrix's Birth, for the first time ever, see Jimi Hendrix’s unforgettable August 1969 Woodstock concert in select cinemas globally. This special edition theatrical presentation, under the auspices of Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. has been carefully reassembled from the extensive archive of film footage helmed by Academy Award winning director Michael Wadleigh and his hand picked team of skilled camera operators and support personnel under the auspices of Experience Hendrix, LLC, ...

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Encore Screenings Of The Led Zeppelin Concert Film Celebration Day To Take Place On Tuesday November 13 At 7:30 PM

Source: 1888 Media
November 7, 2012

Following the worldwide success of LED ZEPPELIN: CELEBRATION DAY, the cinema concert event which presented live footage of the band’s 2007 reunion concert at London’s O2 Arena, there has been an enormous response from fans – 1.7 million fans have visited the fan’s website. The film was screened in 15,000 cinemas around the world for a strictly limited engagement on Wednesday, October 17, 2012. Fans who were unable to attend the original tribute concert for Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun ...

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