Results for "Video / DVD"

Music of the South

March 28, 2011

You are about to see a video clip of an important jazz film that hasn't been viewed by the general public in about 50 years. It's at the bottom of this post. Most people aren't even aware that the film exists, and the clip was put up yesterday on YouTube by Raymond De Felitta [pictured], director ...

Steely Dan Sunday: "Do It Again" (1972)

March 28, 2011

The first song from the first album, and their first hit (#6, Billboard Hot 100 in 1973). The theme of people succumbing to their worst tendencies again and again is the theme that will get many return visits from the Boys of Bard. But in some ways, it's a little unlike typical Steely Dan songs: it ...

Frank Sinatra: Concert Collection 7-DVD Box Set

March 28, 2011

FRANK SINATRA'S GREATEST TELEVISON AND CONCERT PERFORMANCES FEATURING AN INCREDIBLE ARRAY OF GUEST STARS AND PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED MATERIAL Los Angeles, CA—Shout! Factory celebrates one of the most important and beloved entertainers of our time with the release of the 7-DVD box set Frank Sinatra: Concert Collection, which contains over 14 hours of television and concert performances ...

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Four from Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey

March 27, 2011

Today we've got a musical video journey courtesy of Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, who will return to St. Louis for the first time in ten years this Thursday, March 31 to play at Cicero's. Formed in the early 1990s in Tulsa, JFJO originally was a funk-influenced eight-piece outfit with ...

Sarah Vaughan - "You're Not the Kind" (1951)

March 27, 2011

Why Kenny Dorham?

March 26, 2011

Because it has been too long since you've heard him, and because these two videos are—by all accounts—the only ones in existence that show him playing. His rhythm section at the Golden Circle in Stockholm in 1963 was Goran Lindberg, piano; Goran Peterson, bass; and Leif Wennerstron, drums. Please disregard the lead-in advertisement and the dreadful ...

Paul Simon: "The Afterlife" Video

March 25, 2011

PAUL SIMON RELEASES VIDEO FOR “THE AFTERLIFE" FROM HIS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM SO BEAUTIFUL OR SO WHAT Paul Simon has released the new video for the track “The Afterlife" off his upcoming album So Beautiful or So What, out April 12 on Concord Music Group. The album is Simon's first since Surprise in 2006. Click ...

D.I.Y. Bootcamp: Tracks and Fields Music Licensing [video]

March 25, 2011

EXCLUSIVE: Scion A/V produced a video series that provides a tour of the tools that make a D.I.Y. music career work. In this segment, Christian Mix-Lintzer shares how Tracks & Fields connects musicians, producers and the music industry.  Artists can find others to write with, produce or remix music and collaborate online. Brands post briefings for ...

Something Else! Featured Artist: Earth Wind and Fire

March 25, 2011

Boasting focused, soul-lifting horns, sunburst harmonies and a thrilling propensity for shaken-up textures and rhythms, Earth Wind and Fire could do almost no wrong for a period of time in the early- to mid-1970s. The group notched eight Top 10 pop albums and eight No. 1 R&B singles to go with eight Grammy Awards. EWF was ...

The Imaginings of Earl Hines

March 24, 2011

Earl Hines is both revered and under-acknowledged, a position many jazz legends find themselves in. He was in the public eye for more than sixty years, playing everywhere. But his energy and abundance have often tended to make him a caricature of himself: late in life, he surrounded himself with functional but less inspiring musicians, and ...