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On November 7, 2000, 22 companion single-artist compilation albums, all titled Ken Burns Jazz, were released by the Verve and Columbia/Legacy labels. [2] A five-CD box set, Ken Burns Jazz: The Story of America's Music, was also released, along with a single album sampler of that box set (The Best of Ken Burns Jazz).
Kenneth Lauren Burns [1] (born July 29, 1953) is an American filmmaker known for his documentary films and television series, many of which chronicle American history and culture. His work is often produced in association with WETA-TV or the National Endowment for the Humanities and distributed by PBS .
Ken Burns, the legendary documentarian has examined nearly every era of American history. We ranked all of his films, from Baseball to The Vietnam War. Every Ken Burns Documentary, Ranked
Anthony Barboza (born 1944 in New Bedford, Massachusetts) is a photographer, historian, artist and writer.With roots originating from Cape Verde, and work that began in commercial art more than forty years ago, Barboza's artistic talents and successful career helped him to cross over and pursue his passions in the fine arts where he continues to contribute to the American art scene.
“The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit” will premiere at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 13, in the Detroit Film Theatre at the Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave.
Ken Burns has said that he chose the topic of the Shakers in large part because his first project, the Oscar-nominated Brooklyn Bridge, was devoted to urban American history; Shakerism offered him an opportunity to explore rural American history. [4]
Gary Giddins (born 1948) is an American jazz critic and author. [1] He wrote for The Village Voice from 1973; [ 1 ] his "Weather Bird" column ended in 2003. [ 2 ] In 1986, Gary Giddins and John Lewis created the American Jazz Orchestra which presented concerts using a jazz repertory with musicians such as Tony Bennett .
Blue Bird Inn, July 2011. The Blue Bird Inn, at 5021 Tireman, was a jazz night club in Detroit presenting music every night except Monday. An African American owned venue, by the end of the 1940s it was the most important live outlet for bop in the city.