Results for "Video / DVD"

New Heath Brothers Documentary, "Brotherly Jazz," Out on DVD

October 18, 2006

The brilliant careers of Philadelphia's Heath Brothers--bassist Percy, saxophonist/composer/arranger Jimmy, and drummer Albert “Tootie"--are traced in Brotherly Jazz, an absorbing new documentary being released on DVD today. Produced by Danny Scher and directed by Jesse Block, the film features extensive concert footage of the Heaths as well as new interviews with an array of friends and ...

Release of Instructional DVD Clave in Modern Drum Set Playing

October 5, 2006

Cuban drummer Rafael Monteagudo recently released an instructional video, Clave in Modern Drum Set Playing. This is the first in a series of videos that incorporates African and Afro-Cuban rhythms, including those played on congas and batas. The unique twist that Rafael adds is how to play these rhythms on the drum set, playing the clave ...

Jazz Musicians Michael Bisio, Reade Whitwell, Brian Kent Featured in Forthcoming DVD Release of Beat Angel - a film about "the Spirit of Jack Kerouac"

September 19, 2006

Bassist/composer Michael Bisio, drummer Reade Whitwell and saxophonist Brian Kent are featured in the film, Beat Angel to be released on DVD October 21. The film is about “the spirit of Jack Kerouac," and the date also marks 37 years since Beat Generation author, poet passed away. On the 30th anniversary of his own death, the ...

Jazz On The West Coast: The Lighthouse

August 29, 2006

The Lighthouse was the premiere jazz club in the Los Angeles area during the 1950s and 1960s. Through the use of numerous interviews, pictures, music and video clips, the film tells the story of the Lighthouse and two men of very different backgrounds and personalities who brought the club and their band called 'The Lighthouse All-Stars' ...

Four Free Sidecar Bar Band Videos at YouTube.com

August 18, 2006

Delmark Future DVD Performances

July 19, 2006

DELMARK Records wants to let you know about upcoming live jazz performances/DVD tapings: Sunday July 30, 2006 @ 5pm Ethnic Heritage Ensemble in a special live performance for future Delmark DVD and CD. Sunday July 30, 2006 @ 5pm Ascension Loft Series at 319 N. Albany Chicago 60612 ...

"Jazz Icons" Lost Vintage Jazz Concerts on DVD

July 18, 2006

LOST VINTAGE JAZZ CONCERTS DISCOVERED! JAZZ ICONS(TM) DVD SERIES FEATURES UNSEEN CONCERTS FILMED FOR TELEVISION IN THE 1950s - 1970s: FIRST NINE TITLES INCLUDE ELLA FITZGERALD, DIZZY GILLESPIE, THELONIOUS MONK, LOUIS ARMSTRONG, COUNT BASIE, ART BLAKEY & THE JAZZ MESSENGERS, CHET BAKER, BUDDY RICH AND QUINCY JONES “The release of Jazz Icons(TM) is like the unearthing ...

"LEGENDS OF JAZZ" DVD/CD Collection Brings Soaring Performances, Stellar Production to the Home Screen and Stereo

June 23, 2006

The acclaimed TV series “LEGENDS OF JAZZ with Ramsey Lewis," whose debut season is currently airing--to rave reviews--on PBS stations nationwide, is now being released in three groundbreaking DVD/CD collections, beginning with LEGENDS OF JAZZ: Volume One on Tuesday, June 27th. LEGENDS OF JAZZ: Volume One comprises a DVD containing the first four theme-based episodes, bonus ...

Bob Cranshaw: Celebrating An Unsung Hero

June 19, 2006

Bob Cranshaw has been the bassist of choice for Sonny Rollins since 1959. Their forty-seven-year collaboration is the subject of a new video on Sonny's website, “Bob Cranshaw and Sonny Rollins, The First Gig." Created by Bret Primack, it features interviews with both Rollins and Cranshaw . Exclusive performance footage includes excerpts from The Sonny Rollins ...

New CD and DVD Releases from Delmark

June 1, 2006

NEW CDs & DVDs FROM DELMARK Street Date: June 27, 2006 Delmark New Releases Deep Blue Organ Trio Going To Town: Live at the Green Mill Delmark DVD 1569 / DE 569 Here's what the critics said about Deep Blue's first CD Deep Blue Bruise (Delmark 556): Organist Chris Foreman's “insistently swinging, ...