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"Finding Carlton" Film Screening at Brampton Jazz Festival on August 11th

Source: Susheel Kurien
July 27, 2012

FREE SCREENING - TORONTO AREA Finding Carlton - Uncovering the Story of Jazz in India, is a highly acclaimed new documentary film that is engaging audiences all over the world. Finding Carlton will screen on August 11 in the Jazz n Film series at the Brampton Global Jazz and Blues Festival. This will be the first screening of this Film in Canada. The screening will be followed by a discussion with the film maker. Finding Carlton is a true labor ...

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10 Great Jazz Movie Trailers

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
July 20, 2012

I was in a bit of noir mood yesterday. So I reached back to a few great jazz films. People say jazz never really had a big impact on our society at large, that it was always a cult folk form. I beg to differ. Here are 10 movie trailers or openers with powerful jazz scores. I also threw in a catchphrase line from the promos... Young Man With a Horn (1950)—"Music! The kind you can't write. The kind ya ...

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'80s TV Icon Lydia Cornell Returns To Comedy Spotlight

Source: Lauren Rogers
July 1, 2012

Actress Lydia Cornell is not just a flashback to the '80s. Best-known for her role as the sweetly alluring daughter of Ted Knight in the highly popular ABC sitcom Too Close for Comfort, Cornell continues to pursue a path of comedic gold, doing stand-up and writing often pointedly hilarious political barbs on her acclaimed and sometimes controversial blog. From 1980-85, Cornell played Sara Rush, the jewel-eyed, blonde offspring of Knight and Nancy Dussault. Cornell was equal parts Marilyn Monroe and ...

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The Last Mambo: A Documentary Celebrating The Salsa/Latin Jazz Community Of The San Francisco Bay Area

Source: Sheryl Lynn Thomas
May 22, 2012

BERKELEY, CA: THE LAST MAMBO is a dynamic exploration of the past, present and future of Salsa/Latin Jazz community in the San Francisco Bay area. THE LAST MAMBO traces the 60+ year evolution of the West Coast Latin sound, a potent gumbo of Afro-Cuban rhythms, jazz harmonies and funk infused grooves. THE LAST MAMBO, shot and acquired in High Definition Video, is the first documentary to provide an in-depth examination of the cultural, economic and social forces that shape this ...

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The Last Mambo: Documenting Latin Jazz and Salsa in the San Francisco Bay Area

Source: The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz
May 17, 2012

One of the major misnomers about the history of Latin Jazz is the small scope of coverage that the music has received outside of the accomplishments of musicians within New York City. There’s no doubt that New York was home to the early incarnations of Latin Jazz within the United States and that the music experienced a number of significant progressions within that region. Still, Latin Jazz has evolved in many areas across the United States and around the world. ...

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Documentary: Julie London

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
April 26, 2012

Singer Julie London was the first video vocalist. I don't mean that she was the first to appear in film. Plenty of others came before her. But she was the first to fully understand how to use the camera to enhance her delivery and capture hearts. And unlike Marilyn Monroe, her contemporary, she did this without ever over-playing the minx card. London had a dry, cool and urbane tone—singing a song as though she had just fled the clutches of ...

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Music Supervisors on Finding Indie Music for Movies and TV Shows [part 3]

Source: HypeBot
April 17, 2012

This is the third in a series of posts quoting music supervisors on how they find or discover music to license for movies and tv shows. Music Supervisors Explain How They Find Indie Music For Movies And TV [Part 1] drew on multiple sources while both Music Supervisors On How They Find Indie Music For Movies & TV [Part 2] and this post draw on interviews from LA-based Rollo & Grady's website. Future posts will focus on advertising and video ...

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Finding Carlton - Jazz Documentary - Next Screening April 23rd

Source: Susheel Kurien
April 14, 2012

Finding Carlton - Uncovering the Story of Jazz in India will screen in PROVIDENCE, RI on Monday, April 23rd. BROWN UNIVERSITY, WATSON INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES JOUKOWSKY FORUM, 155 5:00PM, APRIL 23 The screening is sponsored by the The Office for Institutional Diversity at Brown University and will feature a discussion with the Filmmaker after the screening Please contact The Office for Institutional Diversity at Brown University Finding Carlton – Uncovering the Story of Jazz in India. tells the universal ...

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