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Hammond B3 Organ Film In Post Production

Source: Lori Glenn
October 18, 2012

TAMPA , Fla. – A seven-year labor of love, “Killer B3” features some of the greatest Hammond organists in the U.S. Three have died since the project began, most notable among them the king of the B3, Jimmy Smith of Philadelphia, who brought the instrument from the church to the club in the 1950s. “Killer B3” captures gripping personal stories and performances on the iconic Hammond organ. Tampa filmmakers Murv Seymour and Joe Bamford documented Philadelphia great Jimmy McGriff delivering ...

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Led Zeppelin Celebration Day On October 17 With Global Theatrical Release Of Band's 2007 Concert At London's O2 Arena

Source: 1888 Media
October 10, 2012

Celebration Day Premieres In Four Countries Announced Film To Debut At Ziegfeld Theater In New York On October 9; Press Conference With John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, And Jason Bonham To Precede New York Premiere Hammersmith Apollo To Host London Premiere On October 12 Premieres In Berlin And Tokyo Also Scheduled In Advance Of Global Theatrical Release On October 17 Los Angeles, CA – Led Zeppelin have announced upcoming premieres in four countries for Celebration Day, which documents ...

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Jazz Film Uncovers Washington, D.C. Jazz Treasures

Source: The Phillips Agency
September 27, 2012

Stefan Immler has taken Washington’s love for jazz to new heights with his seminal documentary Oxygen for the Ears: Living Jazz. This full-length documentary, which took the German-born jazz lover more than three years to make, reveals many surprising new facts about jazz in the nation’s capital. Immler’s film will be the opener for the Third Annual Reel Independent Film Extravaganza (RIFE), October 12 at West End Cinema in Georgetown in Washington, D.C. The film tells the story of jazz ...

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JazzDoc: History of Reggae

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
September 7, 2012

Reggae's development in Jamaica has much in common with the rise of post-war jazz, and it parallels the surge of R&B in the U.S. Under British rule until 1962, Jamaicans in the '50s were increasingly conscious of American music when large sound systems and turntables became a staple of social gatherings. In the years before Jamaica's famed record studios were in place, dance disc jockeys relied on laborers to bring singles home from the States after they finished working on ...

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Film Screening: Cuban Popular Music On Film: 1929-1960s at Nuyorican Poets Cafe (NYC)

Source: Richard Blondet
August 21, 2012

CUBAN POPULAR MUSIC ON FILM: 1929-1960s Views from Cuba, Mexico and The United States A film presentation from the Henry Medina Archives A sixty minute film presentation of rare and unusual Cuban music footage from Son, Rumba & Afro Cuban Jazz from 1929 to 1960's, followed by a discussion with host and audience. This film presentation covers rarely seen footage produced in Cuba, Mexico and the United States. This is a short film examination presence of the African diaspora traditions ...

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7 More Jazzy Movie Trailers

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
August 13, 2012

On July 20, I posted 10 movie trailers with a jazz kick. That post, of course, prompted suggestions from readers. [Pictured above: Film noir mainstay Cleo Moore] Here are seven more—plus a line from each trailer to juice the action: The Rebel Set (1959), courtesy of Jim Harrod of Jazz Research. The film takes place “in the hidden corners of the city, where the rebel set stokes the fires of its rebellion against respectable society." As Jim notes, that's Roy ...

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Welcome To Nutville, A Buddy Rich Documentary Fundraiser

Source: Brian Morgan
August 12, 2012

Cathy Rich, Brian Morgan and Alex Kluft have teamed up to bring you; Welcome to Nutville a journey into the life and after life of Buddy Rich. Who was Buddy Rich might you ask? He was arguably the greatest drummer in the existence of this planet. He started playing drums at the mere age of 18 months, was the 2nd highest paid child at the age of 3, known as “Traps the Drum Wonder." Buddy Rich was even in The ...

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'Detropia' Explores Detroit's Musical Legacy and Industries as the City Crumbles

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
July 27, 2012

Detropia is a film about Detroit — a city everybody knows. With its vivid, painterly palette and haunting score, the film plays like poetry in motion as it sculpts a dreamlike collage of a grand city teetering on the brink of dissolution. It's by two phenomenal female filmmakers: Oscar nominated Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing (Jesus Camp, Freakonomics). Detropia is a cinematic tapestry that chronicles the lives of several Detroiters trying to survive and make sense of what is happening ...

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