Home » Search Center » Results: DVD/Film Reviews
Results for "DVD/Film Reviews"
Monk
by Suzanne Lorge
Rome Neal/Laurence Holder Monk DVD; 90 minutes 2005 Pianist Thelonious Monk cut an elusive figure throughout his public life as an innovator of early bebop. The very mystery surrounding Monk as a personality is what makes the one-man play Monk, now available on DVD, compelling viewing. The ...
Ari Hoenig: Kinetic Hues
by Ernest Barteldes
The Ari Hoenig Group Kinetic Hues Smalls Records 2005 With the advent of easily available digital technology, it has become easier for anyone to make semi-professional videos. Nowadays, practically anyone with a digital camera and a computer can produce and release, say, a music DVD--even if the quality of the ...
The Vinny Golia Large Ensemble: 20th Anniversary Concert
by Rex Butters
The Vinny Golia Large Ensemble 20th Anniversary Concert Nine Winds 2005 Vinny Golia continues to make history in Los Angeles with the release of this DVD, the first on his Nine Winds label. Shot on three cameras with excellent sound recording, the program features a good look at 36 of ...
Ojos de Brujo: Girando Bari
by AAJ Staff
Ojos de Brujo Girando baritone (Touring baritone) Diquela Records 2005 Ojos de Brujo may explode, implode or simply vaporize, depending on the vagaries of market forces and the challenges of keeping a collective alive, but one thing I can guarantee you with 100% certainty: this band will never sell out. ...
Fred Hamilton & The Earl Harvin Trio: The Jam
by Glenn Astarita
Fred Hamilton & The Earl Harvin Trio The Jam Mel Bay Records 2005 Prior to receiving the review copy of this DVD I had not been acquainted with drummer Earl Harvin's jazz-based trio. But as the documentation states, this band has become quite popular throughout the Texas music ...
My Name Is Albert Ayler
by Jack Gold-Molina
My Name Is Albert Ayler Directed by Kasper Collin Northwest Film Forum Earshot Jazz Festival Seattle, Washington There has finally been a film made about Albert Ayler, one of the most innovative saxophonists in history. An independent film by Swedish director Kasper Collin, it features the ...
Lionel Hampton: Jazz Legend
by Jim Santella
Lionel Hampton Lionel Hampton: Jazz Legend King of the Vibes Hudson Music 2006 Unlike some musical biographies, this one places the music above the commentary. Vibraphonist Mike Mainieri and drummer Steve Smith share a narration that discusses the career of Lionel Hampton, and they allow plenty ...
Lift the Bandstand
by Francis Lo Kee
Steve Lacy Lift the Bandstand Rhapsody Films UPC UPC# 7 45475 8043 3 1985, issued on DVD 2005 Peter Bull's great film (originally released in 1985) is comprised mostly of performance and interview footage done at the Public Theatre in 1983. It's a solid and intelligent presentation of ...
Vision Festival Vol. 3 CD/DVD/Book
by Tom Greenland
Various Artists Vision Vol. 3 (CD + DVD) Arts for Art / AUM Fidelity 2005 Are they the stepchildren of the underdog? Avant-guardian angels? 20-20 visionaries? Dancer/vocalist Patricia Nicholson, bassist William Parker, and friends are up to something, and they've been up to it for quite some time, bringing avant-jazz ...
"Guitar" George Baker: Mojo Lady
by Jim Santella
“Guitar" George Baker Mojo Lady Fortress Records 2006 Guitar George Baker's music video is an abbreviated version of his CD. On it, you get the experience of watching him in action during his performance on the BET Jazz television show Live from the Club at Blue Palm. The DVD provides ...
