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Jazz Documentary ‘Music for Black Pigeons’ Debuts Trailer Ahead of Venice Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety via Yahoo News· 2 years agoVenice Film Festival title “Music for Black Pigeons,” directed by Danish filmmakers Jørgen Leth,...
Jazz, justice and Juneteenth: Wynton Marsalis and Bryan Stevenson join forces to honor Black protest
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoBlack music traditions such as jazz are central to celebrations of Juneteenth, says civil rights...
How New York City Is Leading Change for Women in Music
Variety via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEqual opportunity and visibility for women in the music industry continue to be a problem. Despite a...
Producer Frank Marshall on Resurrecting a Lost Album by Jazz Greats Chet Baker and Jack Sheldon, 52...
Variety via Yahoo News· 2 months agoLost, completed studio albums by revered trumpet player and jazz vocalist Chet Baker don’t pop up...
How ‘Babylon’ Composer Justin Hurwitz’s Score Helped to Create the Film’s ‘Unhinged, Hedonistic...
Variety via Yahoo News· 2 years ago“The last thing in the world I wanted to do was write 1920s jazz,” says composer Justin Hurwitz...
Louis Armstrong’s Trumpet, Sammy Davis Jr.’s Suit and More Must-See Pieces at the Academy Museum’s...
Variety via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Academy Museum’s Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898-1971 is not to be missed. Not only does the...
How Drake sampled 82-year-old cockney jazz singer for hit song
The Independent via Yahoo News· 8 months agoWhen jazz vocalist Norma Winstone received an email seeking permission to sample her song “The...
Music Review: An expanded soundtrack marks 50th anniversary of 'A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving'
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAn expanded soundtrack for the Thanksgiving season filled with childlike charm is reason to do the...
Creed Taylor, Veteran Jazz Producer and Impulse! Records Founder, Dies at 93
Variety via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCreed Taylor — the producer and executive who launched the legendary jazz labels Impulse! and CTI,...
How ‘White House Plumbers’ Composer Gave ’70s Drama a ‘Caper Movie’ Sound Using a Jazz Ensemble
Variety via Yahoo News· 1 year agoComposer Jeff Cardoni found precisely the right sound for “White House Plumbers,” the five-hour...