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David Cook America's Accidental Idol
David Cook didn't even plan to try out for American Idol - and then he won Less than a week after winning American Idol, David Cook is sitting in a glitzy restaurant on the south tip of Manhattan's Central Park. The chef, who proudly says he was among the 55 million who phoned in a vote ...
Jack Sheldon Film Extends Dates in Los Angeles
EXCLUSIVE LOS ANGELES ENGAGEMENT Extends Dates Trying To Get Good: the Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon at the historic CREST THEATER in Westwood, California has extended it's engagement to run through Thursday June 19th. The great response to the documentary, often with lines half way around the block, the film makers have extended the run until ...
American Idol Sued over Musicians' Royalties
Even in the off-season, American Idol Manages to Stir Up Controversy Musicians' Union Files a Lawsuit against the show, claiming the musicians in the American Idol band were underpaid. The American Federation of Musicians says the hit Fox show violated a collective bargaining agreement by failing to pay musicians royalties for rebroadcasts of episodes. In 2007, ...
Jazzed Media Wins 2008 Aurora Award
Gold for Bud Shank “Against the Tide" The international Aurora Awards, which recognizes excellence in the film and video industries, has honored Jazzed Media with a 2008 gold award for the documentary film Bud Shank Against the Tide. The documentary film was produced and directed by multi-Grammy nominated and award winning filmmaker Graham Carter, founder of ...
Esperanza Spalding is Turning the Jazz World on Its Ear
Back in January, when the phenomenal Portland-raised bassist-vocalist Esperanza Spalding played at Experience Music Project, I said we'd be hearing more from this remarkable young woman. Boy, are we hearing more. Since the May release of Spalding's major label debut, “Esperanza" (Heads Up), which debuted at No. 3 on the jazz charts and remains there, Spalding ...
Jazzmode TV Live on Air
JazZMode Media Network is happy to announce the launch of JazZMode Tv, which went live on air on the 1st of June 2008. JMTv can be viewed online from all over the globe. We are proud to say that so far it has been a huge success with over 22,000 hits on the station since the ...
"Crazy," Film Inspired by the Life of Guitar Legend Hank Garland
Crazy, an independent feature film inspired by the tragic life and groundbreaking music of legendary 1950s-era guitarist Hank Garland, is an official selection at the Breckenridge Festival of Film (6/5-8) - “The World's Highest Film Fest" - in Breckenridge, Colorado. Crazy will be shown at 6PM on Friday, June 6 at the Independence Room at Main ...
Hans Zimmer Brings Punk Attitude to Batman
Zimmer and Howard discuss the opposing characters, and their approach to The Dark Knight With the release of “Batman Begins" in 2005, director Christopher Nolan reframed the series with a true-crime grit. A stark push away from the cartoon-like Batman & Robin, Nolan's take revisited the darker tones established by Tim Burton's 1989 film and its ...
Redford on Pollack
Redford on Pollack Candid Views How Wall Street has Changed Hollywood. Director Sydney Pollack had a special relationship with star Robert Redford, whom he directed in seven films including Out of Africa, The Way We Were, and Three Days of the Condor. Redford spoke about his old friend, who died Monday of ...
Trying to Get Good: Screening Dates Announced
TRYINING TO GET GOOD: the Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon Festival Screening Dates This is a must see for all Jazz affascinato's and those who never understood the genres deep meaning. -All About Jazz Who is Jack Sheldon? You may remember him as Merv Griffins comedic trumpet-wielding sidekick, or the indelible voice ...
