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Showing posts with label Hugh Masekela. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Hugh Masekela. Show all posts

Monday, June 12, 2017

D.A. Pennebaker’s Monterey Pop

ABC just didn’t get it. When they saw the footage of Jimi Hendrix torching his guitar at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, they reverted th...

Friday, April 20, 2012

Tribeca ’12: Alekesam (short)

South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela survived Apartheid and drug addiction. Though the musician was often something of an absentee father,...

Monday, May 21, 2007

Moyo

Moyo (Heart & Soul) By Keiko Matsui Shout! Factory Hugh Masekela was one of the crossover jazz stars of the 1970’s, finding a commercial...

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J.B.: J.B. (Joe Bendel) is a veteran of the trade book publishing industry and has taught jazz survey courses at NYU's School of Continuing and Professional Studies. He has written for print and online publications, like The Epoch Times, Cinema Daily US, Criminal Element, and Signal to Noise. He also coordinated instrument donations for displaced musicians on a volunteer basis for the Jazz Foundation of America during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Send e-mail to: jb.feedback "at" yahoo "dot" com.

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