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THIRTEEN'S American Masters celebrates the Father of Mambo, Israel "Cachao" López, in Cachao: Uno Más, premiering September 20, 2010 on PBS

Source: All About Jazz
September 20, 2010

The Grammy-winning bassist Israel “Cachao" López died in Coral Gables, Florida in March 2008, almost 90-years old. A maestro of legendary status on the world stage and ultimately considered one of the greatest Afro-Cuban musicians of all time, he had made his home in the United States for the past four decades. Coming from a family of classical musicians, he had formal conservatory training and held a seat in the Havana Philharmonic Orchestra for 30 years, performing under the direction ...

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Oct 7 - Screening of Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
September 19, 2010

Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense film screening presented by the Bellevue Jazz Festival Thursday, October 7th at 7:30 p.m. Theatre at Meydenbauer Center 11100 NE 6th Street, Downtown Bellevue $10 advance admission ($12 at the door). $5 student admission online and at the door. Purchase advance tickets through Brown Paper Tickets. Individual tickets may be purchased online, by phone [1-800-838-3006], or in person at the Brown Paper Tickets box office at Meydenbauer Center ...

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'Louis the Movie'

Source: Groove Notes
September 17, 2010

From the Associated Press. Although unfortunate that the screenings with live music by Wynton Marsalis was only held in five cities, it is encouraging that the director intends to eventually get the film out to a larger audience, even if it means adding a recorded soundtrack. Dan Pritzker has spent more than 15 years and millions of dollars trying to bring the story of a jazz singer of whom little is known to the big screen. Then he decided to ...

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For Fans, by Fans: A Crowd-Sourced Radiohead Film

Source: HypeBot
September 14, 2010

I've finally gotten the chance to read Clay Shirky's previous book Here Comes Everybody; this fan initiative struck me as right up that alley. Last summer, 62 fans attended a Radiohead show in Prague and filmed the concert using various handheld devices. They pooled their footage together and edited it together into this two-hour film of the show. The catch is that Radiohead went as far as giving the fans their high-quality audio recordings of the concert to soundtrack it. ...

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Bruce Springsteen Documentary: "The Promise, The Darkness on The Edge of Town Story"

Source: Rob Lowson
September 13, 2010

With the premiere of the documentary film The Promise, fans will get their first taste of what will appear on the forthcoming box set reissue of The Promise: The Darkness On The Edge Of Town Story. The remastered album, will include new outtakes, a full concert performance DVD from Houston and a rehearsal DVD of Darkness and much more. Fans hungry for additional Darkness-era material should check out The Light in Darkness, a book packed with never-before-published photographs and first-hand ...

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Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews' National TV Appearances Set; Added to Final Dave Matthews Bands Tour Dates

Source: conqueroo
September 10, 2010

Troy “Trombone Shorty" Andrews' media profile continues to explode with several national television performances in recent and coming weeks. Included are a featured appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live on September 23, a special guest spot with Ricky Minor and The Tonight Show band on September 30, and nation-wide airing of PBS' Austin City Limits on October 23. The 24-year-old funk/rock star who burst onto the national scene with his Backatown debut (released April 20 on Verve Forecast), recently made his ...

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Rush: 2112 and Moving Pictures in Classic Albums Series

Source: JamBase
September 9, 2010

VH1 CLASSIC BROADCAST AIRING SEPTEMBER 8 AT 9:30 PM AND SEPTEMBER 9 AT 8:30 AM AND 12:30 PM The latest edition of the award-winning Classic Albums series tackles not one, but TWO epic albums from progressive rock powerhouse Rush. Rush: 2112 & Moving Pictures Classic Albums will be simultaneously released on DVD and Blu-ray via Eagle Rock Entertainment's Eagle Vision subsidiary on September 28. Continuing the tradition of this celebrated series, 2112 & Moving Pictures Classic Albums carries us through ...

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Debut Theatrical Screenings of Leonard Cohen's "Songs from the Road"

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
September 7, 2010

Emerging Pictures and Legacy Recordings have joined forces to present the US theatrical premiere of Leonard Cohen's Songs From The Road, a concert film comprised of a dozen exceptional performances, each taken from a different city along Cohen's highly-acclaimed 2008/2009 concert tour. Following the celebration of his 40th year as a Columbia artist in 2007 and coinciding with his induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in March 2008, Cohen thrilled his fans by announcing his first tour ...

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