Slimey Things - Live - Volume 2
www.slimeythings.com
Format: Music Concert
Distributed By: Planet Blue Pictures US
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SLIMEY THINGS, Australia's most amazing sci-fi pop band, were first sighted in the venues of Sydney's underground in 2001. This sextet of pseudo-pop psychos have a reputation for their infectious music and memorable, “seared into your brain” live performances. Their unearthly sound is and energetic blend of catchy pop, futuristic 80s rock, sci-fi movie soundtrack music and zany cartoon sound effects. Unearthed by enigmatic front man and composer Nick Soole, SLIMEY THINGS have received much acclaim as one of the most unique and important acts to emerge from Sydney. With widespread radio airplay and their new SPACETOAST EP now available, it seems only a matter of time before the catchy rhythms of SLIMEY THINGS cannot be contained and breach Earth's puny defences.

Solos - The Jazz Sessions - Andrew Hill
Format: Music Concert
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The Jazz Sessions series spotlights unaccompanied performances by some of the legends and bright young stars of the jazz world. Designed and recorded specifically for television, this Solos DVD offers viewers front row seats for an intimate and unique jazz experience. Each program features complete musical pieces, insightful interviews, and behind-the-scenes footage. Shot in stunning HDTV with multiple moving cameras and a medley of elegant cinematic lighting, it showcases an exciting and dynamic variety of jazz styles – from the blues and boogie-woogie to bebop and the experimental. While many of pianist and composer Andrew Hill's contemporaries were totally jettisoning the rhythmic and harmonic techniques of bop and hard bop, Hill worked to extend their possibilities. His was a revolution from within. – he exhibited a determined command of his materials, however abstract they might sometimes be. His composed melodies were labyrinthine, rhythmically and harmonically complex tunes that exhibit a sophistication born of mastery, not chance or contingency. As a pianist, Hill had a flowing melodicism and an elastic sense of time. Like his composing, Hill's playing had an ever-present air of spontaneity and was almost completely devoid of cliché. Performances include: East 19th Street • Bent Forward • Unsmooth • Tough Love. 50 minutes.

Solos - The Jazz Sessions - Bill Frisell
Format: Music Concert
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Shot in stunning HDTV with multiple moving cameras and a medley of elegant, cinematic lighting designs, SOLOS: the jazz sessions showcases an exciting and dynamic variety of jazz styles – from the blues and boogie-woogie to bebop and beyond. Series creator and documentary filmmaker Daniel K. Berman says "...If I have any raison d'etre as a jazz television producer it's to put musicians in an environment that is not so familiar. Or, if it is familiar, it's different from what they're doing every night. Doing SOLOS is not just another gig, not just another night on tour. It's something special." As guitarist Bill Frisell puts it, "...When you perform solo, it just goes out into space, and you have to come up with ideas right away to follow it up. I lear

Solos - The Jazz Sessions - Charlie Hunter
Format: Music Concert
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Charlie Hunter is the undisputed master of the 8-string guitar. In this special set recorded in the historic Berkeley Church in Toronto, Canada, he plays eight great tracks, unaccompanied: 11 Bars for Ghandi • 8 String Guitar Jam • My Heart Belongs to Daddy • Alabama • Oakland • Untitled Ballad • Qaulity of Life Jam• Lulu's Crawl. The Jazz Sessions series spotlights unaccompanied performances by some of the legends and bright young stars of the jazz world. Designed and recorded specifically for television, this Solos DVD offers viewers front row seats for an intimate and unique jazz experience. Each program features complete musical pieces, insightful interviews, and behind-the-scenes footage. Shot in stunning HDTV with multiple moving cameras and a medley of elegant cinematic lighting, it showcases an exciting and dynamic variety of jazz styles – from the blues and boogie-woogie to bebop and the experimental.

Solos - The Jazz Sessions - Cyro Baptista
Format: Music Concert
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Cyro Baptista is a Brazilian musician, teacher, and recording artist specializing in percussion in the genres of jazz and world music. Since arriving in the U.S. in 1980, Cyro Baptista has emerged as one of the premier percussionists in the country. Coinciding with the rise of the public’s interest in world music, Cyro has recorded and toured with some of music’s most popular names. His mastery of Brazilian percussion and the many instruments he creates himself, have catapulted him into world renown. In this special set of solo performances, Cyro pulls out all the stops and creates a soundscape like no other heard before or since. A unique and brilliant musician alone on stage with only the beats he hears in his heart and shares with the world. Using an array of delay pedals and instruments bought, made and found, Cyro shows why rhythm just might be the ultimate pulse of the universe.

Solos - The Jazz Sessions - Erik Friedlander
Format: Music Concert
Distributed By: Planet Blue Pictures US
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Erik Friedlander has always worked to stake out new ground for the cello in both his compositional choices and his dynamic improvisations. His music blends his vision of what the cello can be pushed to do, while maintaining a firm grasp on traditions. In this special set of solo performances, Erik shows why he is considered one of music's most creative and progressive instrumentalists. Songs performed include: Amber • Evergreen • Serenity • Oasis • and more. 1 hour.

Solos - The Jazz Sessions - Gonzalo Rubalcab
Format: Music Concert
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The Jazz Sessions series spotlights unaccompanied performances by some of the legends and bright young stars of the jazz world. Designed and recorded specifically for television, this Solos DVD offers viewers front row seats for an intimate and unique jazz experience. Each program features complete musical pieces, insightful interviews, and behind-the-scenes footage. Shot in stunning HDTV with multiple moving cameras and a medley of elegant cinematic lighting, it showcases an exciting and dynamic variety of jazz styles – from the blues and boogie-woogie to bebop and the experimental. In this unique program, Gonzalo Rubalcaba displays his remarkable sensitivity toward the musical traditions from which he emerged and later embraced. As one of the most important figures to emerge from Afro-Cuban jazz in the '90s, Rubalcaba is an extraordinarily versatile pianist able to blend disparate strands of Cuban and American jazz traditions into a fresh, modern whole. Born into a musical family in Havana, Rubalcaba began studying classical piano in 1971 at age eight, honing his technique for the next 12 years while playing around Havana by night. By the time he arrived on the international jazz stage in the late '80s, he was widely considered one of the great virtuosos of the music. Songs performed include: Prologo to el Manicero Supernova • Improvisation #1 • Besamé Mucho • Yolanda Anastasia. 50 minutes.

Solos - The Jazz Sessions - Greg Osby
Format: Music Concert
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The Jazz Sessions series spotlights unaccompanied performances by some of the legends and bright young stars of the jazz world. Designed and recorded specifically for television, this Solos DVD offers viewers front row seats for an intimate and unique jazz experience. Each program features complete musical pieces, insightful interviews, and behind-the-scenes footage. Shot in stunning HDTV with multiple moving cameras and a medley of elegant cinematic lighting, it showcases an exciting and dynamic variety of jazz styles – from the blues and boogie-woogie to bebop and the experimental. Saxophonist, composer, producer and educator Greg Osby has made an indelible mark on contemporary jazz as a leader of his own ensembles and as a guest artist with other acclaimed jazz groups for the past 20 years. Highly regarded for his insightful and innovative approach to composition and performance, Osby has earned numerous awards and critical acclaim. In this special set of solo performances, Osby explores a range of emotional and musical states, always seeking to tie his ideas together; his long alto-lines linger in the air as he weaves new ideas beneath and over-top. A true innovator, these solos showcase an artist unadorned, free to pursue his musical alchemy. Songs include: Mentor's Praise • Minstrale • Cyrille in Motion • Equalatogram • Visitation • Six of One. 50 minutes.

Solos - The Jazz Sessions - James Blood Ulmer
Format: Music Concert
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The Jazz Sessions series spotlights unaccompanied performances by some of the legends and bright young stars of the jazz world. Designed and recorded specifically for television, this Solos DVD offers viewers front row seats for an intimate and unique jazz experience. Each program features complete musical pieces, insightful interviews, and behind-the-scenes footage. Shot in stunning HDTV with multiple moving cameras and a medley of elegant cinematic lighting, it showcases an exciting and dynamic variety of jazz styles – from the blues and boogie-woogie to bebop and the experimental. James “Blood” Ulmer is one of the few guitarists to have forged a style based largely on the traditions of African-American vernacular music. Ulmer is an adherent of saxophonist/composer Ornette Coleman's vaguely defined Harmelodic theory and plays with a stuttering, vocalic attack; his jagged lines speak with the authority of a free jazz improviser and the accent of a soul-jazz tenor saxophonist. His solo guitar work is an expressive, hard-edged, loudly amplified hybrid. But Ulmer isn't limited in his musical scope. In these sessions, he reveals himself to be an instant inventor of repute on the flute and a memorable songwriter and blues singer. Songs performed include: Are You Glad to Be in America? • Black Sheep • In the Name • Street Bride • Satisfy (Story of My Life) • Secret • Where Did All the Girls Come From? 50 minutes.

Solos - The Jazz Sessions - James Blood Ulmer - Part 2
Format: Music Concert
Distributed By: Planet Blue Pictures US
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The Jazz Sessions series spotlights unaccompanied performances by some of the legends and bright young stars of the jazz world. Designed and recorded specifically for television, this Solos DVD offers viewers front row seats for an intimate and unique jazz experience. Each program features complete musical pieces, insightful interviews, and behind-the-scenes footage. Shot in stunning HDTV with multiple moving cameras and a medley of elegant cinematic lighting, it showcases an exciting and dynamic variety of jazz styles – from the blues and boogie-woogie to bebop and the experimental.

Solos - The Jazz Sessions - Joe Lovano
Format: Music Concert
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Joe Lovano was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1952, and began playing alto saxophone as a child. His father, tenor saxophonist Tony “Big T” Lovano, schooled young Joe in jazz dynamics and interpretation, and regularly exposed him to the live performances of international jazz artists such as Dizzy Gillespie, Gene Ammons, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk. In this special set of solo performances, Lovano uses a variety of horns and gongs to wind his way through several of his own compositions, some standards and some pure improvisations.Songs include: I'm All Over You • Fort Worth • Tones Shapes and Colors • Bass Space • Viva Caruso • Evolution • and more.

Solos - The Jazz Sessions - John Abercrombie
Format: Music Concert
Distributed By: Planet Blue Pictures US
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The Jazz Sessions series spotlights unaccompanied performances by some of the legends and bright young stars of the jazz world. Designed and recorded specifically for television, this Solos DVD offers viewers front row seats for an intimate and unique jazz experience. Each program features complete musical pieces, insightful interviews, and behind-the-scenes footage. Shot in stunning HDTV with multiple moving cameras and a medley of elegant cinematic lighting, it showcases an exciting and dynamic variety of jazz styles – from the blues and boogie-woogie to bebop and the experimental. Guitarist John Abercrombie combines bop and free jazz stylistic elements with electronics utilizing phase shifters, guitar synthesizers and the good old volume pedal. What has kept his playing fresh is his refusal to be chained to these digital devices. Tracks include: Open Land • Jazz Folk • Improvisation #3 • Convolution • Alice in Wonderland • A Nice Idea. 50 minutes.

Solos - The Jazz Sessions - John Abercrombie And Greg Oslo
Format: Music Concert
Distributed By: Planet Blue Pictures US
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The Jazz Sessions spotlights unaccompanied performances by some of the legends and bright young stars of the jazz world. Guitarist John Abercrombie combines bop and free jazz stylistic elements with electronics utilizing phase shifters, guitar synthesizers, and the good old volume pedal. Designed and recorded specifically for television, SOLOS offers viewers front row seats to an intimate and unique jazz experience. Each program features complete musical pieces, insightful interviews, and behind-the-scenes footage. Songs performed include: Open Land · Alice in Wonderland · A Nice Idea · and more. 50 minutes.

Solos - The Jazz Sessions - Lee Konitz
Format: Music Concert
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One of the most individual of all alto saxophone players, the cool-toned LEE KONITZ has always had a strong musical curiosity that has led him to consistently take chances and stretch himself, usually quite successfully. The Jazz Sessions spotlights unaccompanied performances by some of the legends and bright young stars of the jazz world. Designed and recorded specifically for television, SOLOS offers viewers front row seats for an intimate and unique jazz experience. Each program features complete musical pieces, insightful interviews, and behind-the-scenes footage. Shot in stunning HDTV with multiple moving cameras and a medley of elegant cinematic lighting, SOLOS showcases an exciting and dynamic variety of jazz styles - from the blues and boogie-woogie to bebop and the experimental.

Solos - The Jazz Sessions - Matthew Shipp
Format: Music Concert
Distributed By: Planet Blue Pictures US
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With his unique and recognizable style, pianist Matthew Shipp worked and recorded vigorously during the 1990s, creating music in which free jazz and modern classical intertwine. He first became known in the early '90s as the pianist in the David S. Ware Quartet, and soon began leading his own dates - most often including Ware bandmate, leading bassist William Parker - and recording a number of duets with a variety of musicians, from the legendary Roscoe Mitchell to violinist Mat Maneri, who began appearing on recordings in the 1990s. Through his range of live and recorded performances, and unswerving individual development, Shipp came to be regarded as a prolific and respected voice in creative music by the decade's close.

Solos - The Jazz Sessions - Steven Bernstein
Format: Music Concert
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The Jazz Sessions series spotlights unaccompanied performances by some of the legends and bright young stars of the jazz world. Designed and recorded specifically for television, this Solos DVD offers viewers front row seats for an intimate and unique jazz experience. Each program features complete musical pieces, insightful interviews, and behind-the-scenes footage. Shot in stunning HDTV with multiple moving cameras and a medley of elegant cinematic lighting, it showcases an exciting and dynamic variety of jazz styles - from the blues and boogie-woogie to bebop and the experimental. Steven Bernstein is a trumpeter/slide trumpeter, bandleader, arranger, and composer who lives outside of musical convention. In this intimate set of solo performances, Bernstein dedicates spontaneously improvised pieces to a variety of culture makers including Lenny Bruce, Sly Stone, Marianne Faithful, Leonard Cohen, Donny Hathaway, Roswell Rudd, Sam Rivers, Dickie Wells, and Don Cherry.

Straight Outta' Hunters Point
Format: Film
Produced By: Mastamind Productions
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Directed by Kevin Epps, a San Francisco native and lifelong Hunter’s Point resident, Straight Outta Hunter’s Point exposes the daily drama of gang-related rap wars plaguing a community already fighting for social and economic survival in the Hunter's Point district of San Francisco.

Strange Is Normal
www.colinwilsonworld.co.uk
Format: Documentary
Produced By: Reality Entertainment US
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With one hundred and fifty books to his name and decades of being in the spotlight, Colin Wilson is a legend of the literary world. His books have explored everything from the infamous Moors Murders and Jack the Ripper to Nostradamus, the Occult and life after death. His science fiction novels have inspired Hollywood films and his circle of friends included such people as Marilyn Monroe, Sir Laurence Olivier & Roald Dahl.

Sully Erna - Avalon Live
Format: Music Concert
Produced By: DC3 Global
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The long-awaited live Blu-Ray from Godsmack front man Sully Erna. This intimate solo show was shot on december 16, 2011 at the historic Wilbur Theatre in Boston, Mass in front of a sold-out crowd. Featuring some of his most intimate songs to date and from the critically-acclaimed CD ""Avalon.

Suzanna Lubrano: Live At Off Corso
www.suzannalubrano.com/
Format: Music Concert
Produced By: TransCity Records
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SUZANNA LUBRANO LIVE AT OFF-CORSO Suzanna Lubrano's debut DVD, Live at Off-Corso, features a stunning live performance. Live at Off-Corso was originally a TV concert, which has now been televised in numerous countries around the world including Brazil, Portugal and many more. Released on DVD in June 2010 this incredible performance stars a line-up of special guests and dancers including; Dutch saxophonist Candy Dulfer, Dutch idol contestant David Goncalves, Lantuna, the Lamba Zouk Dance team and the Brazilian Zouk Dance team.