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Grupo Fantasma's Austin City Limits Airdate Set for Nov. 17th 2007!

November 11, 2007

As Grupo Fantasma prepares for a busy fall packed with festival and club dates, the Latin collective received the exciting news confirming the airdate for their appearance on Season 33 of Austin City Limits, America's longest running televised concert series. “Every season, the show seems to keep reaching new heights," said Terry Lickona, longtime producer for ...

"My Name is Albert Ayler" at Anthology Film Archives

November 5, 2007

U.S. THEATRICAL PREMIERE RUN! MY NAME IS ALBERT AYLER Directed by Kasper Collin November 8 - 14 “One of the most starkly beautiful and moving documentaries ever made about a jazz musician." --Jazz Times (USA) MY NAME IS ALBERT AYLER (Sweden, 2005, 79 min) Anthology is pleased to ...

New John Sayles Movie "Honeydripper" Focuses on Blues of Deep South

October 29, 2007

LOS ANGELES, CA - Honeydripper, the new film written, directed and edited by John Sayles and produced by Maggie Renzi, takes us back to the genesis of rock 'n' roll - namely '50s rural blues from the Deep South. The story depicts a second chance for an aging bluesman, a kickoff to a young guitar turk's ...

"Chet Baker: Speedball" at the London Jazz Festival 2007

October 9, 2007

19-29 November 2007, 7.15pm Monday-Thursday 2 December 2007, 4.00pm Sunday 606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10 0QD Chet Baker: Speedball Directed by Nicholai La Barrie Written by Mark O'Thomas Composed by Andrea Vicari With Glenn Macnamara and Andy Davies Chet Baker: Speedball is ...

Acclaimed Jazz Documentary Opens at the Cinema Village on December 7th, NYC on 2007

October 3, 2007

“Magnificent and moving" -- Variety The acclaimed jazz documentary 'Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris will open at the Cinema Village on December 7th, 2007. Cinema Village 22 East 12th Street New York, NY 10003 By Subway - Take the N, R, 4, 5, 6 or L trains to ...

Jazzed Media to Produce Stan Kenton Documentary

October 1, 2007

Jazzed Media, a jazz record label and film production company, has started production of a documentary on jazz legend Stan Kenton entitled “Artisty in Rhythm". Stan Kenton is acknowledged as one of the pioneers in developing contemporary big band jazz, with a career as bandleader starting in the 1940's and lasting through the late 1970's. Kenton ...

Tony Bennett American Masters on PBS September 12th

September 6, 2007

THIRTEEN/WNET NEW YORK'S AMERICAN MASTERS CELEBRATES THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK AND ITS AMBASSADOR TO THE WORLD WITH TONY BENNETT: THE MUSIC NEVER ENDS, PREMIERING SEPTEMBER 12 ON PBS A Clint Eastwood Presentation Directed By Bruce Ricker Features Interviews With Alec Baldwin, Harry Belafonte, Mel Brooks, Martin Scorsese, And Gay Talese Performances Of “Old Devil Moon," “Steppin' ...

Tony Bennett to Debut New Album with QVC Performance

August 24, 2007

He may have left his heart in San Francisco, but on Saturday, September 1 at 11 PM (ET), legendary performer Tony Bennett is scheduled to return to QVC to debut his latest album Tony Bennett Sings The Ultimate American Songbook, Volume 1 with a specially packaged CD 24 days before the scheduled street release date. During ...

Ken Vandermark's Musician - Chicago & NY Premieres and Solo Sets

August 5, 2007

Acclaimed Chicago filmmaker Daniel Kraus has announced that his newest documentary, “Musician"--a profile of one of the city's hardest working jazz figures, Ken Vandermark--will have a sneak preview at 8:15pm on Friday, August 24 at the Gene Siskel Film Center. Vandermark will perform a rare solo set of original music before the show, and both Kraus ...

Eddie Harris and Les McCann - Composition Entitled "Compared to What"

July 20, 2007