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The Tragic Life of Lenny Breau
Jazz guitarist Lenny Breau was born in Maine in 1941 to parents who were country music performers. According to Wikipedia, he began playing guitar at age 8 and soon became a member of his parents' band after they moved to Canada. In 1959, his father slapped him in the face for playing jazz improvisation on stage, ...
Fundraising Campaign Launched To Support New Documentary On The NY Art Quartet
Alan Roth, filmmaker and director of the new documentary about the New York Art Quartet, has just launched a final fundraising campaign on Kickstarter to complete this feature-length documentary. The film is entitled: The Breath Courses Through Us. Roth explained: “I believe this is one of the more important documentaries on jazz musicians, especially the under-represented ...
Do TV Show Music Placements Lead to Greater Artist Awareness?
By Liv Buli, Resident Data Journalist for Next Big Sound. You've just tuned in to your favorite television show, be it Gossip Girls, Grey's Anatomy, or Glee, and are enthralled by familiar characters and gripping plot, but how often do you take note of the songs that score these scenes? In the right instance, television syncs ...
5 Holiday Movies of Yore
Once upon a time in the 1940s, holiday films had a purpose—to make you feel good. Most had engaging love stories, they appealed to adults and they warmed your spirits. Here are five of my favorites... It Happened in Sun Valley (1941)... Christmas in Connecticut (1945)... The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)... ...
NCIS: Los Angeles Heats Up On Tuesday With Basinet's Santa Baby
A modern Christmas classic, Santa Baby by Cynthia Basinet's is headed to one of the hottest shows on TV. On Tuesday the 18th, the 10th episode of season four, entitled “Free Ride” will air, and the sultry and smooth voice of Basinet will be bringing holiday cheer to the cast as well as millions of viewers. ...
Cinema Documentary About Maja Ratkje Seeking Support
"Voice - Sculpting Sound with Maja S K Ratkje" is a cinematic feature documentary about the charismatic Norwegian composer, performer, innovator, multimedia artist and cult figure in various music genres, who also speaks up regularly about environmental issues. “Voice" is not only the portrait of a singular musician and artist, but the film will explore and ...
Legendary Jimi Hendrix Live At Woodstock Performance Set For Global Theatrical Release From November 26, 2012
London, UK – In Celebration of the 70th Anniversary of Jimi Hendrix's Birth, for the first time ever, see Jimi Hendrix’s unforgettable August 1969 Woodstock concert in select cinemas globally. This special edition theatrical presentation, under the auspices of Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. has been carefully reassembled from the extensive archive of film footage helmed by Academy ...
Encore Screenings Of The Led Zeppelin Concert Film Celebration Day To Take Place On Tuesday November 13 At 7:30 PM
Following the worldwide success of LED ZEPPELIN: CELEBRATION DAY, the cinema concert event which presented live footage of the band’s 2007 reunion concert at London’s O2 Arena, there has been an enormous response from fans – 1.7 million fans have visited the fan’s website. The film was screened in 15,000 cinemas around the world for a ...
Hammond B3 Organ Film In Post Production
TAMPA , Fla. – A seven-year labor of love, “Killer B3” features some of the greatest Hammond organists in the U.S. Three have died since the project began, most notable among them the king of the B3, Jimmy Smith of Philadelphia, who brought the instrument from the church to the club in the 1950s. “Killer B3” ...
Led Zeppelin Celebration Day On October 17 With Global Theatrical Release Of Band's 2007 Concert At London's O2 Arena
Celebration Day Premieres In Four Countries Announced Film To Debut At Ziegfeld Theater In New York On October 9; Press Conference With John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, And Jason Bonham To Precede New York Premiere Hammersmith Apollo To Host London Premiere On October 12 Premieres In Berlin And Tokyo Also Scheduled In Advance Of ...
