Talking Arts: 2013

Friday, July 12, 2013

FREE SCREENING OF FRUITVALE STATION

Screening Date: Wednesday, July 24th

Screening Time: 7:00PM

Location: AMC Pacific Place (600 Pine Street, Seattle)

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Synopsis:

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Winner of both the Grand Jury Prize for dramatic feature and the Audience Award for U.S. dramatic film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, director Ryan Coogler’s FRUITVALE STATION follows the true story of Oscar Grant (Michael B. Jordan), a 22-year-old Bay Area resident who wakes up on the morning of December 31, 2008 and feels something in the air. Not sure what it is, he takes it as a sign to get a head start on his resolutions. His resolve takes a tragic turn, however, when BART officers shoot him in cold blood at the Fruitvale subway stop on New Year’s Day. Oscar’s life and tragic death would shake the Bay Area – and the entire nation – to its very core.

Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, & Jack DeJohnette 30th Anniversary Celebration

Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, & Jack DeJohnette
30th Anniversary Celebration

Tuesday, October 1, 8pm
Benaroya Hall S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium

Presented by Earshot Jazz Festival and Live @ Benaroya Hall

"Very simply, this is jazz at its finest" – Los Angeles Times
“The standout jazz piano trio of the last 25 years” – New York Times
"The greatest piano trio in contemporary jazz" – BBC Music Magazine

The premier jazz piano trio of Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, & Jack DeJohnette hit Seattle as part of a four-city U.S. tour! Celebrating 30 years since their first studio release as a trio Jarrett, Peacock, & DeJohnette bring their locked-in, harmonically unrivaled, rhythmically bolted-down music to Benaroya Hall for a one-night only concert event.

Tickets are sure to sell out fast – get yours TODAY! Tickets available online or at 206-215-4747.

Support for the 25th annual Earshot Jazz Festival is provided by Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, City of Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, 4Culture of King County, Washington State Arts Commission, ArtsFund, Seattle Foundation, Argus Fund, and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
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About Earshot Jazz: Earshot Jazz is a non-profit jazz-support and presenting organization. In addition to its established concert presenting activities, which includes Seattle's major annual jazz festival, Earshot provides educational programs in jazz and publishes the monthly Earshot Jazz news magazine.

Thursday, July 11, 2013

Ava DuVernay

Ava DuVernay is taking over directing duties of the Martin Luther King Jr feature project that Lee Daniels was once originally attached to helm, but faced a financing wall, and moved on to other projects.. See full story ..

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Great Jazz Vocals

Over the next 30 days, Seattleites have the opportunity to experience 5 outstanding vocalists. I strongly urge you to see them all because they do not make that many public appearances in the Seattle community. I am hoping that we get to see them more often.

Taking it from the top, they are: