A Tribute to Kansas City Jazz
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Posted by: editoron Monday, September 10, 2007 - 07:54 AM |
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Jay McShann
World Premiere screening!
Official Selection for the Kansas City International Film festival 2007
"A Jazz Historical Masterpiece"
Maui filmmaker and EMMY award winner, Kenneth K. Martinez Burgmaier is thrilled to have one of his latest films selected to have the World Premiere screening at the Kansas City International Film festival September 15, 2007.
“This was a film that focused on one of the last great Jazz Masters and Kansas City jazz history.
Jay McShann discovered Charlie Parker and what he shared will always be cherished for our future generations. Jay McShann passed away in December of 2006 in Kansas City and this film is dedicated to his journey through Jazz.” say Martinez Burgmaier
"A world-class romp through the music of Kansas City and the Life of pianist Jay McShann"
FOUR STARS ****
Norman Provizer- Jazz Critic- Rocky Mountain News & Down Beat Magazine
Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz in association with Jazz Alley TV and Maui Reflection films presents
a film by Kenneth K. Martinez Burgmaier
featuring: Jay McShann, Herbie Hancock, George Benson, T.S. Monk, Terrence Blanchard, Bobby Watson, Stanley Jordan, Lisa Henry, Bud Shank, James Moody, Clark Terry, John Pizzarelli, Wayne Shorter, Earl Klugh, Russell Malone and Kansas City. The film was shot on location in Kansas City, Washington DC at the Kennedy Center, Smithsonian Institute and on the Big Island of Hawai'i.
Executive Producer Thomas Carter and Kenneth K. Martinez Burgmaier
Director of Photography, Stuart Keene, Richard Golish, Marco Biancardi, Jefinn Wayman, Lowel Pierce, Kenneth K. Martinez Burgmaier, Robert Fox, Lowel Pierce, Brook Aitken, Senior Audio Kenneth K. Martinez Burgmaier & Stuart Keene, Segment Producer -Uncle Boy Kanae, Associate Producers
Phil Martinez, Eddie Martinez, Production coordinator Dave Lower,
Special Thanks to the National Endowment for the Arts,
Written, Directed and Produced by Kenneth K. Martinez Burgmaier
A Tribute to Kansas City Jazz
Directed by Kenneth K. Martinez Burgmaier
A journey through Kansas City, back to the 20's, 30's and 40's up till today. Honoring the Jazz Master Jay McShann who discovered Charlie Parker in KC! With Herbie Hancock, George Benson, Bobby Watson, Roy Hargrove, TS Monk, Earl Klugh, James Moody, Clark Terry. A beautiful historic film on Jazz...
World Premiere!
Documentary, English, 43 min. USA
About the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz
Established in 1986 in memory of the renowned jazz pianist and composer, the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz (www.monkinstitute.org) celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Its mission is to preserve America’s legacy of jazz through performance and education. The Institute offers the world’s most promising young musicians college level training by America’s jazz masters and presents public school-based jazz education programs for young people around the world. Additionally, the Institute provides scholarships, performance opportunities, and worldwide recognition to gifted young musicians through its many jazz education programs. The Institute’s most recent project is Jazz in America: The National Jazz Curriculum, a free Internet-based curriculum for 5th, 8th and 11th grade public school students, located at www.jazzinamerica.org See our poster at: www.jazzalleytv.com
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