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Fred Seibert on the MTV Logo

August 1, 2011

MTV turned music inside out on this date 30 years ago. On August 1, 1981, the 24-hour music channel not only added a powerful visual component to rock but also helped usher in a third pop British Invasion that influenced virtually all forms of music and music videos in the 1980s. By extension, MTV created a ...

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MTV's 5 Tips for Digital Marketing to Millenials

July 26, 2011

MTV recently released some findings from its study of Millennial Digital Habits. Nick Shore shares some tips for marketers that suggest underlying principles worth considering with other demographic slices as well. The short take is the need to keep up with the current communication habits of one's target market and tailor efforts accordingly. Shore's brief report ...

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Clark Terry Documentary in the making "Keep On Keepin On"

July 25, 2011

Australian filmmakers Alan Hicks and Adam Hart are near to completion on their “dream project" to depict and bring to the screen the mentoring legacy of legendary jazz trumpeter, Clark Terry. Using a reality format, these brilliant filmmakers have followed the interaction of the 90 year-old Lifetime Achievement Grammy®-winning jazz trumpet superstar with student musicians. The ...

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Del McCoury Band and Pres. Hall Jazz Band on Letterman

July 21, 2011

PERFORM “I'LL FLY AWAY" LIVE ON LETTERMAN; JOINT ALBUM AMERICAN LEGACIES OUT NOW Bluegrass legends The Del McCoury Band and New Orleans music giants Preservation Hall Jazz Band recently joined forces for the album American Legacies. Television viewers got the chance to witness this merging with a live performance of “I'll Fly Away" on The Late ...

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Crescendo "Jazz, the Voice of America" To be released winter of 2012

July 20, 2011

Crescendo Productions LLC with the cooperation of Jazz at Lincoln Center Inc. has announced the release date for Crescendo the story of the creation and continuing evolution of jazz. Experienced through the lives of the musicians who live and breathe it, Crescendo takes us fully into the making of this most original form of musical expression. ...

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Big Notes Films Releases "Nobody's Human" with Jerry Bergonzi

July 11, 2011

Nobody's Human captures four jazz musicians collaborating in studio to create this fascinating video, featuring the music of Jerry Bergonzi. Shot at Creation Studios in Minneapolis. Produced by Bradford Thompson of Big Notes Films, and world-renowned bassist, Billy Peterson (Ben Sidran, Steve Miller Band). Tenor saxophonist, Jerry Bergonzi, is an internationally recognized jazz performer, composer, author ...

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Big Notes Films Releases DVD: "We’ll Be White Black" with Jerry Bergonzi, Billy Peterson, Joe Pulice & Bill Carrothers

July 11, 2011

Big Notes Films Releases DVD: “We'll Be White Black" with Jerry Bergonzi, Billy Peterson, Joe Pulice & Bill Carrothers Big Notes Films, a film production company owned and operated by Bradford Thompson, is pleased to announce the release of the DVD We'll Be White Black, filmed live at The Dakota Restaurant & Jazz Club in Minneapolis. ...

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HBO's "Treme" Kept Music a Centerpiece in Season 2

July 10, 2011

Season 2 of the HBO television series Treme just came to a close, and was renewed for a third season. While one might say that an ongoing theme in Season 1 was immediate recovery and adjustment for the city of New Orleans immediately following Hurricane Katrina, and Season 2 examined issues with violence and corruption a ...

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Playboy "Jazz On Film" Night Set for June 8th

June 7, 2011

Acclaimed jazz archivist Mark Cantor will return to host the Playboy Jazz Festival's annual “Jazz on Film" night, Wednesday June 8th at 7:30 p.m. The event will be held again this year in cooperation with Ebony Repertory Theatre at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center (NHPAC) on Washington Boulevard. Admission is free, although tickets are required. ...

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Weekend Extra: Young Ella on Film

May 16, 2011

In what may have been her motion picture debut, here is Ella Fizgerald at 25 in the 1942 Abbott and Costello comedy Ride 'Em Cowboy. With her in the sequence are the Merry Macs singing and the Lindy Hoppers lindy-hopping. This was at about the time she had stopped fronting the Chick Webb band and moved ...