Jazz On Film At The Los Angeles County Museum Of Art
PLAYBOY JAZZ FESTIVAL PRESENTS “JAZZ ON FILM” WITH
ARCHIVIST MARK CANTOR, THURSDAY, JUNE 5TH AT
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
Renowned music and jazz film archivist Mark Cantor will present an
exciting series of rare vintage performance clips featuring some of the
greatest legends of jazz when the 30th Anniversary Playboy Jazz Festival
presents its annual “Jazz on Film” event at the Los Angeles County
Museum of Art in the Bing Theatre, *Thursday, June 5th* *at 7:30 p.m.
*(Please note *this year’s event is one week earlier* than usual).
Admission is free, but tickets are required to attend this special event.
Sharing footage from extremely rare telecasts, feature films, short
subjects and concerts, Cantor will present a total of almost 20 clips of
classic moments in jazz history featuring such jazz greats as Duke
Ellington and His Orchestra, Chet Baker, Thelonious Monk, Wes
Montgomery, Benny Goodman, Gene Ammons, Joe Venuti and Buddy Rich, among
others. New clips, which will complement the performances that might be
more familiar to some jazz audiences, span the era from 1932 through 1976.
Covering all styles of jazz from swing to bebop and beyond, the films
run from two to ten minutes apiece, featuring everything from authentic
washboard bands to modal jazz with the Lee Morgan Quintet. Cantor will
also offer rare footage of Miles Davis rehearsing for a concert in
Germany in 1957, the earliest known example of the trumpet great on
film. A Duke Ellington performance will show the famed pianist in the
early 1950's, presenting a modern version of a song he originally wrote
in 1928, evidence of his tendency to continuously revise his works for
new audiences and eras.
Other highlights include a short film from 1937 of The Benny Goodman
Quintet with Teddy Wilson on piano, Lionel Hampton on vibes and Gene
Krupa on drums-the first example of an integrated jazz group performing
on film. Another features violinist Joe Venuti performing with acclaimed
pianist Marian McPartland, who is still going strong at age 90 as host
of the popular show _Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz_ on NPR.
“Another interesting element I plan to highlight with these films is the
fact that in the early '60s, the advertising world thought jazz would
sell product, so companies like AT&T used modern jazz in their TV
commercials,” says Cantor. “Fans can certainly go out and buy DVDs of
jazz performance, but seeing rare clips on a big screen with a live
audience of jazz enthusiasts adds to the unique experience.”
For the past 35 years, film archivist and historian Mark Cantor has been
active as a researcher and preservationist in the area of film music,
assembling one of the largest and most comprehensive jazz film
collections existing in the United States. A well-respected authority on
the subject of jazz on film, Cantor is regularly contacted by
filmmakers, television producers, reporters and jazz writers for
information relating to the documentation of jazz.
*Tickets will be available beginning at **Noon** on Thursday, June 5th*
at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art ticket office in Times Mirror
Court, which is located at 5905 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles. The
Bing Theatre doors open at 7:00 p.m., and seating is on a first-come,
first-serve basis.
“Jazz on Film,” presented for over 20 years, is the longest ongoing
program of its kind worldwide, and is part of Playboy's free community
event series held in conjunction with this year's upcoming 30th Annual
Playboy Jazz Festival, June 14th and 15th at the world famous Hollywood
Bowl. *For more information about the Playboy Jazz Festival and its free
events, call the Festival Hotline at **(310) **450-1173** or visit
**www.playboyjazzfestival.com <http://www.playboyjazzfestival.com>.*
ARCHIVIST MARK CANTOR, THURSDAY, JUNE 5TH AT
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
Renowned music and jazz film archivist Mark Cantor will present an
exciting series of rare vintage performance clips featuring some of the
greatest legends of jazz when the 30th Anniversary Playboy Jazz Festival
presents its annual “Jazz on Film” event at the Los Angeles County
Museum of Art in the Bing Theatre, *Thursday, June 5th* *at 7:30 p.m.
*(Please note *this year’s event is one week earlier* than usual).
Admission is free, but tickets are required to attend this special event.
Sharing footage from extremely rare telecasts, feature films, short
subjects and concerts, Cantor will present a total of almost 20 clips of
classic moments in jazz history featuring such jazz greats as Duke
Ellington and His Orchestra, Chet Baker, Thelonious Monk, Wes
Montgomery, Benny Goodman, Gene Ammons, Joe Venuti and Buddy Rich, among
others. New clips, which will complement the performances that might be
more familiar to some jazz audiences, span the era from 1932 through 1976.
Covering all styles of jazz from swing to bebop and beyond, the films
run from two to ten minutes apiece, featuring everything from authentic
washboard bands to modal jazz with the Lee Morgan Quintet. Cantor will
also offer rare footage of Miles Davis rehearsing for a concert in
Germany in 1957, the earliest known example of the trumpet great on
film. A Duke Ellington performance will show the famed pianist in the
early 1950's, presenting a modern version of a song he originally wrote
in 1928, evidence of his tendency to continuously revise his works for
new audiences and eras.
Other highlights include a short film from 1937 of The Benny Goodman
Quintet with Teddy Wilson on piano, Lionel Hampton on vibes and Gene
Krupa on drums-the first example of an integrated jazz group performing
on film. Another features violinist Joe Venuti performing with acclaimed
pianist Marian McPartland, who is still going strong at age 90 as host
of the popular show _Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz_ on NPR.
“Another interesting element I plan to highlight with these films is the
fact that in the early '60s, the advertising world thought jazz would
sell product, so companies like AT&T used modern jazz in their TV
commercials,” says Cantor. “Fans can certainly go out and buy DVDs of
jazz performance, but seeing rare clips on a big screen with a live
audience of jazz enthusiasts adds to the unique experience.”
For the past 35 years, film archivist and historian Mark Cantor has been
active as a researcher and preservationist in the area of film music,
assembling one of the largest and most comprehensive jazz film
collections existing in the United States. A well-respected authority on
the subject of jazz on film, Cantor is regularly contacted by
filmmakers, television producers, reporters and jazz writers for
information relating to the documentation of jazz.
*Tickets will be available beginning at **Noon** on Thursday, June 5th*
at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art ticket office in Times Mirror
Court, which is located at 5905 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles. The
Bing Theatre doors open at 7:00 p.m., and seating is on a first-come,
first-serve basis.
“Jazz on Film,” presented for over 20 years, is the longest ongoing
program of its kind worldwide, and is part of Playboy's free community
event series held in conjunction with this year's upcoming 30th Annual
Playboy Jazz Festival, June 14th and 15th at the world famous Hollywood
Bowl. *For more information about the Playboy Jazz Festival and its free
events, call the Festival Hotline at **(310) **450-1173** or visit
**www.playboyjazzfestival.com <http://www.playboyjazzfestival.com>.*
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