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Jerry Garcia Doc in the Works

Source: JamBase
January 6, 2012

DOCUMENTARY TO BE BUILT AROUND 1987 INTERVIEW WITH GARCIA Music documentary filmmaker Malcolm Leo has announced plans to produce and direct a feature length documentary on Jerry Garcia. Personal manager John Hartmann will co-produce the project. Since the documentary is being created with full authorization and support from the family of Jerry Garcia, the ninety minute piece will blend an unprecedented amount of never before scene performances, documentary footage and rare home movies. Filmmaker Leo's credits include “This Is Elvis," ...

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Crooner Frank Lamphere’s Original Songs to Be Featured in Movie

Source: Frank Lamphere
January 3, 2012

CHICAGO, IL—Just eight days after being digitally released, two songs on the new EP, Frank Swings, jazz retro-pop crooner Frank Lamphere's (LAM-fear) first release of original music, have been licensed for inclusion in an independent film. The New York-based film production company A May Sky Picture Entertainment discovered Lamphere's recording of the swinging “I Never Forgot" online and found it the ideal fit for a memorable scene in their film Teresa is a Mother. The jazz-flavored “Be Happy" will also ...

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Active vs. Passive Fans: Why Radio and TV Still Rank Tops for Music Discovery [best of Hypebot]

Source: HypeBot
December 28, 2011

The data presented in a recent NPD Group/NARM study found terrestrial radio and syndicated television among the main influential sources of music discovery (60% and 49% respectively). With all the new avenues for music discovery out there, why are the majority of people still choosing to shape their musical tastes through premeditated and controlled media sources? By assessing the data, it leads one to believe that the majority of music consumers are not taking full advantage of this new media age we live in. ...

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Musings on Latin Jazz: Thoughts on Afro-Peruvian Jazz

Source: The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz
December 22, 2011

One of the most engaging trends in Latin Jazz over the past decade has been the growth in visibility and prominence of Afro-Peruvian Jazz. While musicians have flirted with the style for several years, the use of Afro-Peruvian rhythms in a jazz setting has become a noticeable part of the scene in the new millennium. In an insightful guest post, film producer Eve A. Ma discusses Afro-Peruvian Jazz and some of the musicians that have made an impact upon the ...

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Grammy-winning Composer Terence Blanchard Completes Score For LucasFilm's Red Tails, Set For Release January 20th By Twentieth Century Fox

Source: Michael Ricci
December 15, 2011

Film is Golden-Globe nominated Composer's 52nd film score and stars Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, Ne-Yo and more Los Angeles, CA: World-renowned film composer and musician Terence Blanchard has completed the score for the soundtrack for Lucasfilm's RED TAILS. A high-flying action epic inspired by the heroic exploits of the first all African-American aerial combat unit, The Lucasfilm Ltd. production of RED TAILS will launch on January 20, 2012, released by Twentieth Century Fox. Produced by Rick McCallum and Charles ...

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Movies: Jean Bach - A Great Day in Harlem (1994)

Source: Something Else!
December 8, 2011

New York City circa 1958, for the jazz aficionado, was the place to be. Possibly no other artifact can confirm this statement with more clarity than photographer Art Kane's landmark portrait A Great Day in Harlem. NYC clubs boasted nightly performances by a collection of the greatest players in jazz history and that, combined with plans for Esquire magazine's 1959 annual jazz issue gave birth to a picture that remains to this day one of the most reproduced images in ...

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And Now, Mike Tyson Sings 'The Girl from Ipanema' on Brazilian TV...

Source: Digital Music News
December 1, 2011

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Charles Mingus Grandson Reclaims His Legacy Through Film

Source: Valeria Rios
November 29, 2011

“Mingus on Mingus" launches crowd funding campaign A documentary about a grandson's journey through the lore and legends of jazz history to find the grandfather he never knew, Charles Mingus. This feature length documentary directed by Kevin Ellington Mingus, the grandson of Charles, will include interviews with legendary musicians, friends and family shaping a collective perspective. The documentary will be filmed in locations ranging from India to New York to the Mingus Mill located in the Great Smoky Mountains National ...

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