Results for "TV / Film"

Lenny Bruce, Jazz Fan

January 26, 2009

The latest edition of the Jazz Video Guy's blog features highlights from some very rare Lenny Bruce video. In 1959, Mr. Bruce produced his own television pilot, The World of Lenny Bruce, featuring Buddy Rich and Harry Sweets Edison, Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, and a quartet that includes his friend Philly Joe Jones, Cannonball Adderley and ...

VH1 Charity Auction Features Sax Lesson from David Sanborn

January 23, 2009

St. Louis native and jazz/funk/pop saxophone legend David Sanborn is auctioning off a private saxophone lesson to benefit the VH1 Save The Music Foundation. The auction, which closes on Monday, January 26, is for a package including a private lesson with Sanborn in New York City; a copy of his new CD Here and Gone (Decca); ...

'Slumdog, 'Wall-E' Lead Oscar Music Nominees

January 23, 2009

"Slumdog Millionaire" and “Wall-E" are atop the field of music-related Oscar nominees, with both films nominated for best original score. The “Slumdog" score was penned by A.R. Rahman, while Thomas Newman wrote the score for “WALL-E." The two films are the only contenders in the best original song category, with “Down to Earth" from “WALL-E" (performed ...

'The American Future' on BBC America

January 19, 2009

The documentary asks: How did we get here? It is set against the presidential election. British historian Simon Schama never expected Barack Obama to so thoroughly wipe out the Democratic competition during primary season. But as he watched history unfold while filming his latest documentary The American Future: A History, Schama prepared for the unexpected. “This ...

Pianist, John "Johnny Chops" Colianni Featured on "Revolutionary Road" Soundtrack

January 16, 2009

TV Alert! Ari Hest on NBC Weekend on January 17th

January 16, 2009

TUNE-IN ALERT! ARI HEST ON NBC4-TV’s WEEKEND TODAY SHOW IN NY, SATURDAY MORNING AT 9AM LIVE PERFORMANCE FROM UPCOMING 3/10 CD ‘TWELVE MONDAYS’ Hest Confirms Two Nights at Joe’s Pub, 3/13 & 14 Tune in tomorrow morning, as ARI HEST performs live on the NBC4-TV’s Weekend Today Show in NY. The program airs at 9am EST ...

Flight of the Conchords Plugs Back In

January 13, 2009

Flight Of The Conchords' eponymous HBO show returns to the airwaves on Jan. 18, and this time around, fans will be able to purchase music from each episode the day after it airs, Billboard can reveal. Shortly after the conclusion of the 10-episode season, an as-yet-untitled album featuring 10 tracks from the show plus five additional ...

Jazz Video Guy Asks: How Cool is the Monterey Jazz Festival

January 12, 2009

The latest installment of the Jazz Video Guys blog is How Cool Is the Monterey Jazz. Festival featuring highlights from the 51st edition of the extravaganza. Bret Primack, aka the Jazz Video Guy reports that he attended his first Monterey Jazz Festival this past September, at the invitation of Jason Olaine, and not surprisingly, I had ...

Supreme Court Refuses to Clear Way for Cable Companies to Copy Shows

January 12, 2009

The nation's high court asks the Justice Department to weigh in, delaying a decision in the case that could have a major impact on video-on-demand services. The Supreme Court refused today to clear the way for cable TV companies to copy broadcasts for later viewing by their customers and instead asked the Justice Department to weigh ...

MySpace Pushes Beyond Browser to TV

January 9, 2009

MySpace has launched a widget designed on the new Widget Channel TV application framework being co-developed by Intel and Yahoo!. The MySpace Widget for TV allows users to interact with MySpace directly from their TV extending the MySpace experience beyond the browser and making the traditional TV experience more social. Other social networks will certainly develop ...