Saxophone music.
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Jazz international : a tribute to Charlie Parker / hosted by William Struther.
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Liz Story, Philip Glass and Jon Gibson / produced by Elisabeth Perez-Luna and Len Perskie.
Performance music documentary. Story, a pianist and composer, draws her imagery from a wide variety of sources–from his Georgia childhood experiences to contemporary sounds. Glass plays piano in a small setting with saxophonist and flutist Gibson.|LIZ STORY, PHILIP GLASS AND JON GIBSON / produced by Elisabeth Perez-Luna and Len Perskie. SERIES: At the Bride :…
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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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Meredith Monk and John Zorn and Fred Frith / produced by Elisabeth Perez-Luna and Len Perskie.
Performance music documentary. Composer Monk brings the ancestral power of the voice into contemporary music through humming, nonsensical syllables, tongue clicks and other sounds. Zorn, a saxophonist, and First, a guitarist, combine old instruments into a truly avant garde musical form.|MEREDITH MONK AND JOHN ZORN and FRED FRITH / produced by Elisabeth Perez-Luna and Len…
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Straight life / by Art Pepper ; interviewed by Bob Rosenbaum.
Alto saxophonist talks about his survival through drug addiction and prison; includes examples of his music and excerpts from his autobiography. |Box notes: Alto saxophonist Art Pepper has lead the kind of life other people would like to write words and music to. Despite drug addiction which has kept him imprisoned and away from jazz…
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Kwela : a celebration of the music of Dudu Pukwana / produced by Edward Haber.
Examination of the South African alto saxophonist, pianist, composer and arranger. Presents Pukwana’s music through music of the many bands with which he has worked, including: Gwigwi’s Band, Chris McGregor’s Brotherhood of Breath, Assagi, Hugh Masekela’s band, Spear, Jabula, Blue Notes, Johnny Dyani’s band, and Zila.
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Horizons and 29th street saxophone quartet / produced by Elisabeth Perez-Luna and Len Perskie.
Performance music documentary. Bobby Watson, an improvisational saxophonist, discusses and performs with his group “Horizons.” The “29th Street Saxophone Quartet” is called the band that swings without a rhythym section.|HORIZONS AND 29th STREET SAXOPHONE QUARTET / produced by Elisabeth Perez-Luna and Len Perskie. SERIES: At the Bride : season 2| no. 2 Performance music documentary.…