
D’JAM EVENTS
OPEN HOUSE & CONCERT
Saturday, April 16 | 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | FREE
Now in its ninth year, Dallas Jazz Appreciation Month (D’JAM) features a variety of events, from concerts to film screenings, to celebrate the national treasure known as jazz. The annual salute is highlighted by a free public event at Moody Performance Hall (2520 Flora St.), featuring live music by GDYO Jazz Orchestra, GDYO Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Becuzz and Erskine Hawkins III and presentation of the D’JAM Jazz Legends Awards to:
Jonathan Fisher – Artist
Jim Riggs – Educator
Vicki Meek – Supporter
Bobby Sparks – Innovator
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FILM SCREENINGS
April 23 | FREE
Angelika Film Center Dallas, 5321 E. Mockingbird Ln, Dallas.
Southwest Film Premieres hosted by USA Film Festival and Sammons Jazz
“Oscar Peterson: Black + White” at 3:00 p.m.
Oscar Peterson: Black + White, a celebration of the life and work of the legendary Canadian jazz pianist, features a bounty of archival footage and interviews with Peterson’s friends, colleagues, historians, jazz critics and admirers like Jon Batiste and Billy Joel. Sammons Jazz and the USA Film Festival follow up the 90-minute-long film with a conversation between Sammons Jazz Artistic Director Arlington Jones (who is another Peterson admirer) and the film’s director, Barry Avrich, and producer, Mark Selby.
Trailer link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRJYcLWNXfc
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“Omar Sosa: 88 Well-Tuned Drums” at 5:00 p.m.
Omar Sosa’s 88 Well Tuned Drums is a feature-length documentary film on the life and music of the renowned pianist and composer. Born in Cuba in 1965, the multiple Grammy-nominee Sosa is one of the most versatile jazz artists on the scene today. He fuses a wide range of jazz, world music, and electronic elements with his native Afro-Cuban roots to create a fresh and original sound with a Latin jazz heart. The film, written and directed by Soren Sorensen, features interviews with Sosa and musicians including Peter Apfelbaum, Gustavo Ovalles and Childo Tomas. Sosa and Sorensen will be in attendance.
Trailer link: http://sorensorensen.net/#/omar
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