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For The Love Of The Music: The Club 47 Folk Revival Documentary

Source: 1888 Media
April 12, 2012

New Documentary Exploring the History of The Cambridge Folk Music Scene From 1958-1968 To Premiere At Boston International Film Fest Features Interviews With Joan Baez, Tom Rush, Taj Mahal, Judy Collins, Maria Muldaur, Geoff Muldaur, Jim Kweskin, Jackie Washington, Jim Rooney and Peter Rowan Includes Audio Of Two Unreleased Bob Dylan Performances, “Talkin’ World War 3 Blues” and “With God on Our Side” And A Dylan With Eric von Schmidt Version Of “Glory, Glory” Boston, MA: A new documentary celebrating ...

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UN International Jazz Day - Finding Carlton Documentary Film Screenings

Source: Susheel Kurien
March 31, 2012

On April 30, the United Nations will celebrate International Jazz Day with concerts scheduled for Paris, New York and New Orleans. In New York, the event schedule will include a screening of Finding Carlton - Uncovering The Story Of Jazz In India. The film will be followed by a panel discussion which will focus on the theme “Unlearning Intolerance." The location and time will be announced shortly. This groundbreaking documentary film tells the story of how African American musicians took ...

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Miles Davis: 60 Minutes

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
March 30, 2012

60 Minutes' producer Don Hewitt made a terrible mistake when he assigned Harry Reasoner to interview Miles Davis in 1989. Reasoner had little understanding of Davis the combative jazz artist. Reasoner also asked a large proportion of dumb questions that unfairly tried to cast Davis as a rotten piece of work and an unentitled freak. As a result, we witness an increasingly annoyed Davis to out of his way to intimidate Reasoner and make him look weak and inept. For ...

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E! Announces New Series "Mrs. Eastwood & Company" to Debut May 20

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
March 24, 2012

Chronicling the lives of Dina Eastwood, the wife of Oscar-winning film legend Clint Eastwood, and their daughters Francesca (18) and Morgan (15), and the all-male six member vocal group from South Africa managed by Dina, Overtone, Mrs. Eastwood & Company is an unprecedented look at the surprisingly normal extended and blended family behind one of Hollywood's most iconic superstars. This series invites viewers to witness their lives and proves that familial bonds are shaped by more than DNA. Developed by ...

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Documentary: Jimmy Smith

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
March 23, 2012

In the fall of 1965, organist Jimmy Smith traveled to Europe to play a series of dates with guitarist Quentin Warren and drummer Billy Hart. In November, the trio was in Germany, along with Dizzy Gillespie, James Moody and others, and then in Helsinki, Finland, before returning to New York. Along for the ride was a German TV camera crew, which winds up catching a bit of Smith's notorious edge. There are cameos by attorney Clarence Avant as well as ...

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Marian McPartland Film Screenings

Source: Films by Huey
March 20, 2012

In Good Time, The Piano Jazz of Marian McPartland, A Film By Huey, 86 minutes, 2011 Upcoming in person screenings this weekend are in NJ and MA. Next in person screenings: March 24, Saturday Garden State Film Festival 6PM Chico's House of Jazz Asbury Park, NJ Shown in screening block J41 March 26, Monday 7PM Amherst Cinema Amherst, MA Upcoming screenings at The ...

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Jazz It Up: BMCC Tribeca PAC Presents Screening of Sing Me a Song of Jazz: New Discoveries

Source: Michael Sanders
March 14, 2012

New York, NY: Next month, we jazz it up with the continuation of our “Scenes through the Cinema Lens" series with the film retrospective Sing Me a Song of Jazz: New Discoverieson Tuesday, April 10 at 7:30PM. The retrospective takes the audience on a musical journey into the past to celebrate some legendary jazz performers. The FREE event will be followed by an informal Q&A session. Just in the last few years a treasure trove of video has appeared with ...

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The Beatles: Apple Records Doc

Source: JamBase
March 10, 2012

APPLE RECORDS DOCUMENTARY ABOUT APRIL 24 In 1968, under a haze of publicity, The Beatles opened their collective door to all manner of musicians, writers, artists, film-makers, inventors, designers, freaks and more than a fair share of opportunist sharks. But, despite a hefty investment, little of substance was forthcoming from these assorted misfits outside of the music that emerged from one division of the potential empire; Apple Records. Strange Fruit-The Beatles' Apple Records is the story of a record label ...

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