"I finally got a chance to shoot at the Vanguard!" the Jazz Video Guy happily exclaimed. As part of his ongoing mission to keep Jazz from becoming invisible, Bret Primack has posted the latest installment of his Jazz Video Guy Blog, “Joe Lovano: In The Music," which features the saxman's new group, Us Five, live at the Village Vanguard last month.
In town last month to document the group's subsequent recording session, which will be released next year on Blue Note, the Lovano Vanguard shoot was the fulfillment of a lifelong dream for YouTube's most viewed Jazz video producer.
“I started coming to Sunday matinees at the Vanguard in 1966," he explains, “while I was still in high school. For a young Jazz fan, the place was magic, in fact it still is." When he moved to New York in 1968 to attend NYU Film School, the budding aficionado became a regular. “Backstage, in the kitchen, I was able to experience, first hand, the funny, insightful people who create this music. As I got to know more musicians, I saw the connection between the person and the creation. And that's what I've tried to share, both in my writing, and now, as the Jazz Video Guy."
“Joe Lovano: In The Music," features performances and interviews, as well as documentary footage from the Vanguard kitchen, including a visit from Dr. Lonnie Smith, one of Lovano's first employers.
Upcoming Jazz Video Guy blogs:
December 29: Billy Taylor Meets Ben Webster
January 12: How Cool Is The Monterey Jazz Festival?
January 26: Lenny Bruce, Jazz Fan
February 9: Winard Harper's Jazzmobile
February 23: The Jazz Bloggin' Man, Marc Myers
March 9: The Bob Cranshaw Story
March 23: The 77th Trombonist, Clifton Anderson
April 6: Sonny's Friends Miles, Trane and Bud.
April 20: Who is Bob Mover, anyway?
May 4: Joe Lovano's Recording Process
Each program is available for download.
In town last month to document the group's subsequent recording session, which will be released next year on Blue Note, the Lovano Vanguard shoot was the fulfillment of a lifelong dream for YouTube's most viewed Jazz video producer.
“I started coming to Sunday matinees at the Vanguard in 1966," he explains, “while I was still in high school. For a young Jazz fan, the place was magic, in fact it still is." When he moved to New York in 1968 to attend NYU Film School, the budding aficionado became a regular. “Backstage, in the kitchen, I was able to experience, first hand, the funny, insightful people who create this music. As I got to know more musicians, I saw the connection between the person and the creation. And that's what I've tried to share, both in my writing, and now, as the Jazz Video Guy."
“Joe Lovano: In The Music," features performances and interviews, as well as documentary footage from the Vanguard kitchen, including a visit from Dr. Lonnie Smith, one of Lovano's first employers.
Upcoming Jazz Video Guy blogs:
December 29: Billy Taylor Meets Ben Webster
January 12: How Cool Is The Monterey Jazz Festival?
January 26: Lenny Bruce, Jazz Fan
February 9: Winard Harper's Jazzmobile
February 23: The Jazz Bloggin' Man, Marc Myers
March 9: The Bob Cranshaw Story
March 23: The 77th Trombonist, Clifton Anderson
April 6: Sonny's Friends Miles, Trane and Bud.
April 20: Who is Bob Mover, anyway?
May 4: Joe Lovano's Recording Process
Each program is available for download.
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