Jazz music.
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Miles Davis, the 60’s are electric : 1959-1969.
Documentary on the life, development, and influences on Miles Davis. Includes words and music by: John Coltrane, Kieth Jerrett, Tony Williams, Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul, George Duke, Francis Davis, Jimmy Cobb, Airto Muriera, Roberta Flack, David Holland, Lenny White, and Andrew White.|MILES DAVIS, THE 60″s ARE ELECTRIC : 1959-1969. – SERIES: Miles Davis radio project|…
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Miles Davis, the early years : 1926-1946.
Documentary on the life, development, and influences on Miles Davis. Includes words and music by: Art Blakey, Dizzy Gillespie, Eddie Randle, Raleigh McDonald, Red Bonner, Millard Curtis, John Conyers, Clayton Riley, Ishmael Reed, Prophet Jennings, Quincy Troupe, Lewis Porter, Wayen Shorter.|MILES DAVIS, THE EARLY YEARS : 1926-1946. – SERIES: Miles Davis radio project| no. 1…
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John D’Amico and Bobby Zankel / produced by Elisabeth Perez-Luna and Len Perskie.
Performance music documentary. Pianist D’Amico has developed a classical approach to jazz, and builds his compositions more slowly than “improvisation” usually entails. Zankel, an alto saxophonist, has created a band which blends bebop, funk, avant garde, and world beat.|JOHN D’AMICO AND BOBBY ZANKEL / produced by Elisabethy Perez-Luna and Len Perskie. SERIES: At the Bride…
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Walt Michael and Friends and The Red Clay Ramblers / produced by Elisabeth Perez-Luna and Len Perskie.
Performance music documentary. Michael plays a large version of the dulcimer within a group which features vocals, fiddle, guitar, bass and viola. “The Red Clay Ramblers” combine bluegrass, hillbilly, country, Irish, jazz, blues and rock ‘n’ roll with modern mountain string band.|WALT MICHAEL AND FRIENDS AND THE RED CLAY RAMBLERS / produced by Elisabethy Perez-Luna…
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Billy Bang and the string trio of New York / produced by Elisabeth Perez-Luna and Len Perskie.
Performance music documentary. Jazz violinist Bang plays in a style which combines blues and raw jazz, utilizing bebop, funk, free improvisation, and modern classical music. “The String Trio of New York” features bassist John Lindberg, guitarist James Emery and violinist Charles Burnham, spans jazz and folk forms in an innovative way.|BILLY BANG AND THE STRING…
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John Zorn : collages, cartoons and controlled chaos / produced by John Diliberto and Kimberly Haas.
Weekly radio documentary which explores the merging of music and technology. John Zorn has emerged as a leading composer in the 80’s creating a celebration of sound and life tinged with the urban skepticism of New York City. He makes a collage of musical forms ranging from world music to free jazz to the blues…
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Michael William Gilbert and Laraaji : trans-world music / produced by John Diliberto and Kimberly Haas.
Weekly radio documentary which explores the merging of music and technology. Gilbert has created a global music with synthesizers, world percussion and jazz improvisation for over a decade. Laraaji transmutes his zither through a maze of electronics and was one of the first to record on Brian Eno’s “Ambient Music” series.|MICHALE WILLIAM GILBERT AND LARAAJI…
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Michael Mantler and Michael Nyman : classical word jazz / produced by John Diliberto and Kimberly Haas.
Weekly radio documentary which explores the merging of music and technology. Nyman composes chamber operas such as “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat,” as well as film soundtracks. He also leads a minimalist classical rock group. He discusses cross-pollination among classical, rock and jazz elements in his music. Mantler, a jazz trumpeter…