TV Guide: Online Video Guide Joshua Redman

Dewey Time: The Sound of a Giant

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 10:59:52 -0500

As the noted jazz historian Stanley Crouch so aptly puts it, "when saxophonist Dewey Redman plays, smoke and flames shoot out of his bell." Daniel Berman's often-tender film examines a highly respected, highly musical and highly imaginative improviser, who has influenced a legion of today's highly regarded musicians. One of the last of a generation to emerge from the culture and music of the segregated/depression era South, Redman had a lasting impression on musicians and audiences around the world. Featured interviews include Joe Lovano, Michael Brecker, Charlie Haden, Stanley Crouch and, of course, Dewey's famous saxophonist son, Joshua Redman.

Chick Corea: Remembering Bud Powell Band

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:45:52 -0500

Pianists Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk are first among equals on Chick's influence tree. He first heard and fell in love with their recordings in the early `50s, before he'd even reached his teens. Half a century later, they remain mentors, teachers and inspirations. Immersed in a musical universe of their own creation, these New York musical adventurers embodied their lives in their compositions. Twenty years ago, Chick recorded a tribute to Monk on ECM with Miroslav and Roy. In the '90s, he decided to offer an homage to Powell by forming this multi-generational quintet of players: Haynes the bebop veteran, of course; however, Terence Blanchard was only three and Joshua Redman and Christian McBride were not yet born when Powell died in 1966. But it is Corea's vitalizing piano soloing the passionate heart of the performance generating a sense of life and energy that brings everything alive.

Chick Corea: Rendezvous in New York

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:14:24 -0500

A live concert movie shot during the recording of the GRAMMY- winning album Rendezvous in New York offering a historical, unprecedented musical retrospective of contemporary jazz, told from the viewpoint of legendary pianist Chick Corea, who reunites nine bands he's led over his illustrious career in a once-in-a-lifetime event. Captured at the famed Blue Note Club in New York City, Rendezvous in New York features highlights of performances by over twenty musical heavyweights such as Bobby McFerrin, Joshua Redman, Terence Blanchard, Michael Brecker, Steve Gadd and Christian McBride. To better understand the man universally regarded as King of the Keyboard, the film also follows Chick and his fellow band members off-stage for rare intimate reflections on a lifetime of musical partners, collaborations and creative adventures. Narrated by Jeff Goldblum.

Chick Corea: Rendezvous in New York

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:47:28 -0500

Chick Corea: Remembering Bud Powell Band

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:53:55 -0500