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Leroy Jones on Abc26/Wgno's "Good Morning New Orleans"

March 17, 2009

Leroy Jones will be performing on ABC26/WGNO's “Good Morning New Orleans" show tomorrow morning Wednesday March 18 between 6:15 and 7:00 AM. The band will consist of Leroy Jones, Todd Duke, Mitchell Player, and Bunchy Johnson and they will be performing songs from Leroy's new album “Sweeter Than A Summer Breeze". The CD was released on ...

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Pritzker Jams on Jazz in Pic Pair

March 16, 2009

Billionaire first-time filmmaker backs biopics. And you thought silent films were dead. Billionaire and first-time director Dan Pritzker has completed shooting a pair of films, including one that's a silent, complete with the dialogue title cards that were commonplace before those films became obsolete nearly 80 years ago. Son of the late Hyatt Hotels chain magnate ...

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Obama to Appear on 'The Tonight Show'

March 16, 2009

The TV chat show circuit is a rare stop for U.S. presidents while in office. President Barack Obama will appear on Thursday as a guest on “ The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," NBC television said. Obama will make an appearance on the late-night talk show hosted by comedian Jay Leno while on a visit to ...

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Objectified Teaches Us 'You Are What You Own'

March 16, 2009

The hurricane is coming. You have 20 minutes to grab the objects in your house that are most important to you. What do you reach for first? That's a question asked by Rob Walker, who writes the Consumed column for The New York Times, at the very end of Objectified, director Gary Hustwit's brilliant documentary about ...

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When Bad Times Make Good Movies

March 16, 2009

Where are you, Fred and Ginger, now that we need you? Back in the darkest days of the Great Depression, the brightest lights of the silver screen sang, danced, quipped and smooched to keep America's mind off its woes, if only for a couple of hours at a time. These days our economic prospects may not ...

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Depression Movies Redux

March 15, 2009

Hey, brother, can you spare a remake? The Great Depression: bad for the economy, good for movies. The 1930s proved to be a prosperous time for Hollywood, with several film genres — screwball comedies, gangster films, socially conscious dramas, epics and horror films — coming of age and resonating with audiences looking for any kind of ...

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Tim Brantley on NBC-TV Weekend Today Show!

March 13, 2009

Tune in tomorrow morning at 9am, as singer Tim Brantley performs live on NBC-TV4'S WEEKEND TODAY SHOW IN NEW YORK. Brantley will sing his hit single 'Damage'. Saturday, 3/14, check local listings. Critics have embraced his “room-filling vocals and epic storytelling sagas...” His debut CD 'Goldtop Heights' will be released 4/21. You “Wonder Why More Musicians ...

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Prince to Play Four Nights On 'Leno'

March 12, 2009

Prince will perform on the “Tonight Show with Jay Leno" three nights in a row, March 25-27, as he builds anticipation for the March 29 release of two new albums, “LOtUSFLOW3R" and “MPLSoUND." Prince will also perform a fourth night on the “Tonight Show," May 28th, in celebration of the end of Leno's run as host ...

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Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense - Four-Part Documentary

March 10, 2009

Four-Part Jazz Documentary Explores Contemporary Jazz Luminaries Including Herbie Hancock, Terence Blanchard, Jason Moran, The Bad Plus The Documentary Channel Exclusive Premiere Of All Four Episodes Begins April 20 Episode One Premieres April 15 at Jazz At Lincoln Center Paradigm Studio partners with Don Q Rum in association with Rums of Puerto Rico to present Icons ...

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There Will Never Be Another Michael Brecker

March 9, 2009

The latest edition of Bret Jazz Video Guy Primack's video blog is There Will Never Be Another Michael Brecker. Features a rare video performance of the Saxophone Summit live, from December 18, 1999 at Birdland. The video includes a brief interview with Michael and his solo on “There Will Never Be Another You." The rhythm section ...