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Miles Davis: 60 Minutes
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
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
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Chris M. Slawecki
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
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
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
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Films by Huey
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
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Michael Sanders
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
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JamBase
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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Chico & Rita (Soundtrack) Featuring Songs Written and Performed by Bebo Valdés
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Kelly Krueger
Chico & Rita is an animated film directed by Spanish Oscar-winner Fernando Trueba, along with Javier Mariscal and Tono Errando. An exquisitely drawn story of love inspired by the life of Cuban maestro Bebo Valdés , Chico & Rita takes audiences from the famous Tropicana club in Havana to the Pleyel club in Paris, to Radio City Music Hall in New York to Village Vanguard and Palladium. The film was nominated for a 2012 Academy Award in the category of ...
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Catalina Film Festival: May 4-6, 2012
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Shelly Wong
MAY 4TH-MAY 6TH, 2012 About Catalina Film Festival Catalina Film Festival, an annual celebration of film on the only West Coast resort island, features more than 75 films, nightly events and entertainment. From Charlie Chaplin to Marilyn Monroe, celebrities and filmmakers have flocked to Catalina for inspiration. Clear blue water and coastal breezes provide the perfect backdrop for unparalleled premieres, yacht and mansion parties, industry networking and discovering everything that the island has to offer, just 26 miles ...
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