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Crooner Frank Lamphere’s Original Songs to Be Featured in Movie
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]
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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
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
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)
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 ...
Charles Mingus Grandson Reclaims His Legacy Through Film
“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. ...
George Tillman Jr Set To Direct Miles Davis Film
George Tillman, Jr. has been signed to develop and direct the upcoming feature film, Miles Davis, announced producer Nick Davis Raynes (Grandson of former 20th Century-Fox & Beverly Hills Hotel—among others—owner Marvin Davis). Producers Nick Davis Raynes and Ged Dickinson have partnered with Gregory Davis, Miles' eldest son to bring the true story of Miles Davis' ...
Neal Hefti: The Movie Years
Even among the giants of the orchestra business, Neal Hefti was special. Over just three decades, the composer-arrangerturned out masterful bop, swing and film charts with a distinctly jaunty and jovial feel. In the 1940s, his Repetition (1947) for Norman Granz and his bop charts for Harry James' band in 1949 are perfect examples. In the ...
New 'Jazz, Period.' Film Takes a Stirring Look at Musical Mentorship and Loss
Montreal filmmaker Randy Cole adds another unique film to his growing public collection of short films on Jazz, with 'Pops,' a touching look at the bond between father and son musicians. Respected Montreal trumpeter Kevin Dean tells the story of his ballad 'Pops,' which he composed for his father in Mason City Iowa. Dean wrote the ...
