Results for "TV / Film"

LA JAZZ brings Jazz back to TV in the LA Area

January 13, 2012

LA Jazz is the hip Smooth Jazz TV show produced in Los Angeles by Donna McAfee Enterprises. It has just been picked up by TIME WARNER in the LA area. The show airs every Tuesday night on channel 36 in LA at 11:00PM and online at the same time at la36.org. LA Jazz features some of ...

"Chico & Rita" Set In The Jazz Worlds of Havana, NY & Europe, Opens February 10

January 12, 2012

The multi-award winning and critically acclaimed Chico & Rita, set in the jazz worlds of Havana, New York, and Europe, opens its US theatrical run on February 10 at NYC's Angelika Film Center (18 W. Houston St., 212-995-2570) before expanding nationally. The film by Academy Award® winning director Fernando Trueba (Belle Epoque) won Best Animated Feature ...

Jerry Garcia Doc in the Works

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 ...

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

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" ...

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

Musings on Latin Jazz: Thoughts on Afro-Peruvian Jazz

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 ...

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

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, ...

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

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 ...

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

December 1, 2011

Charles Mingus Grandson Reclaims His Legacy Through Film

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. ...