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Documentary: Jazz Organ
Yesterday, I found a soulful documentary at YouTube from 2007 on the jazz organ directed by Jesse Fankushen. A lot of Hammond B3 cats are here—some I've never seen before on film, including Leon Spencer Jr. The documentary is a tad wordy and could have used a richer history approach, but it's wonderful just the same. ...
A Rock Doc Renaissance: Why Now?
With the recent success of films like Amy, Keith Richards: Under The Influence, and 20 Feet From Stardom, it's clear that we're in the midst of a rockumentary renaissance, spurred on by a variety of cultural and economic factors. Guest Post by Dan Epstein on Medium Since the 1967 release of Don’t Look Back, D.A. Pennebaker’s seminal ...
Musicians, Music Fans -- Join Us At A Free Screening Of The New Thomas Chapin Film
A First Look at THOMAS CHAPIN, NIGHT BIRD SONG A New Music Film ABOUT THE FREE SCREENING New York FREE Screening, SVA Theatre, on Sunday, March 13- 333 West 23 Street, NY, NY 10010. Doors open at 1 p.m.; the film begins 1:30 p.m. RSVPs required here THE FILM Destined to be among the great virtuosos ...
HBO's Vinyl Provides Classic Tracks With Nice Bump On Spotify
The Grammys aren't the only TV show that provide a bump on Spotify. HBO’s Vinyl, which premiered on Sunday, chronicles the music business in '70s New York. The Spotify data team measured streams before and after the premiere and found every track included in the episode experienced a streaming bump. Taking the top spot was Ty Talor’s ...
Premiere Of "Killer Heels"
Executive producers, W. Mark Dendy and Jimena Bautista, invite you to the World Premiere of Killer Heels, a film deemed sexy, jazzy, and provocative, February 24, 2016, at Beatnik Studios in Sacramento, California, as part of Fashion On Film, the Capital region's premiere showcase for fashion media. The event occurs during SACRAMENTO FASHION WEEK and is ...
Robert Campbell in Film
Several weeks ago I posted on Jessica Ferber's haunting new book on the photos of Robert Campbell, who died homeless in Vermont in 2002. Jessica rescued boxes of his images and negatives from the shelter and just published a book of Campbell's work (go here), which features jazz musicians, folk artists and Greenwich Village in the ...
Doc: Blue Note Records
Blue Note Records was the first jazz label to fully grasp the potential of the LP era. When the 78 began to give way to the 10-inch album in 1948, co-founders Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff immediately understood the value of modern jazz, the efficiency of magnetic tape and the marketing potential of album covers. Immigrants ...
Johnny Costa
The recent Rifftides review of pianist Sullivan Fortner’s new album mentions Johnny Costa as an influence. The influence came early. Like millions of other American children, Fortner grew up watching Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. He was captivated by the music Costa played with his trio on the television show. Costa was Rogers’ musical director from the birth ...
Robert Trujillo Releases "JACO" The Exclusive DVD/Blu-Ray Available On Record Store Day Black Friday
BLACK FRIDAY NOVEMBER 27TH, 2015 WILL SEE THE RELEASE OF THE EXCLUSIVE DVD/BLU-RAY JACO BY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ROBERT TRUJILLO THE EXTRAORDINARY NEW FILM CHRONICLES THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF LEGENDARY BASSIST/COMPOSER JACO PASTORIUS Robert Trujillo, in association with Passion Pictures, has announced the official multi-platform release ...
Sinatra on TV in '65
As years go, 1965 marked a significant cultural turning point. With teen audiences screaming at concerts for the Beatles and the Supremes, pop-rock and soul began to lock up a sizable slice of the record market. At the exact same time, the future was becoming a national obsession, helped along largely by the space race and ...
