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Indiepix Festival Favorites, Volume 2 Value - priced, three film set of music documentaries: «Icons Among Us: Jazz In the Present Tense,» about the modern jazz scene, with Terence Blanchard, Ravi Coltrane, Robert Glasper, Nicholas Payton, Brian Blade & the Fellowship Band, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Donald Harrison Jr., Anat Cohen and Esperanza Spalding; «Echotone,» a lyrical documentary providing a telescopic view into the lives of Austin's vibrant young musicians as they grapple with questions of artistic integrity, commercialism, experimentation, and the future of their beloved city; and «Roaring Abyss,» a stunning audiovisual poem, the product of filmmaker Quino Piñero's two years of field recording traditional and modern music from around every corner of Ethiopia, a country of eighty different nationalities and cultures spread amongst mountains, deserts and forests.

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The German company's affiliation with West reflects a shift in sports companies» marketing to social media and away from TV and print advertisements, as they tap celebrities and musicians in addition to top athletes to reach younger consumers.

Lorraine Marks - Field founded the Florida Inter-generational Orchestra in 2005 with the idea of bringing children and adults together as a way of motivating young musicians to keep practicing and growing.

Musician and author Carlton Young said it well: «We tend to treat the choir as if it were the congregation; we should, instead, treat the congregation as if it were the choir.»

Young and aspiring artists, musicians, athletes, and scholars experience challenges as they strive to achieve.

«As a writer, director, producer, musician, educator, and so much more, Malik Yoba truly tackles his daily quest to educate young people in communities across the world and this is the reason why we are shining the light on his name,» says Borough President Diaz.

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PLOT: A young Mexican boy obsessed with becoming a great singer takes an unexpected trip to the Land of the Dead, where he hopes to meet his hero, a famous musician, as well as get the approval of his deceased relatives.

As a result of their parent's separation, 12 - year - old Koichi (Koki Maeda) lives in Kagoshima with his mother (Nene Ohtsuka) and grandparents (Kirin Kiki and Isao Hashizume) while his younger brother Ryunosuke (Oshiro Maeda) lives with his intermittently employed musician father (Jo Adigiri) in Fukuoka.

Instead, All Is By My Side only covers Hendrix's life from 1966 - 67, chronicling how he went from being a backup guitarist performing at New York's Cheetah Club, to breaking out as a music sensation in London - offering «an intimate portrait of the sensitive young musician on the verge of becoming a rock legend,» according to the official synopsis.

Not to be confused with Samuel L. Jackson's other snake movie, «Black Snake Moan» is the sophomore effort from writer / director Craig Brewer, whose debut film «Hustle & Flow» (another movie about a Southern musician battling his inner demons) earned the director critical acclaim in 2005 as one of the generation's most promising young talents.

Young, aspiring musician Miguel (Anthony Gonzalez) dramatically recounts the story of his family's past as the people within the story spring to life via the colorful papel picado banners that decorate the streets of Mexico on Dia de los Muertos.

The 28 - year - old won the best actress SAG Award and is nominated for the best actress Oscar for her portrayal of Mia, a struggling young actress in love with Ryan Gosling's struggling young musician Sebastian, in Damien Chazelle's original musical — one of a record - tying 14 nominations bestowed upon it by the Academy — which hits home for her as much as anyone.

Marthe Keller stars as an aging, solitary woman whose life is altered when she meets a young musician.

Alison Chernick's documentary looks beyond the sublime musician to see the polio survivor whose parents emigrated from Poland to Israel, and the young man who struggled to be taken seriously as a music student when schools saw only his disability.

The movie stars Chloe Moretz as Mia Hall, a talented young musician who balances her aspirations of attending the Juilliard School with the budding romance of her devoted boyfriend Adam,...

The film stars Tony Award nominees, New York City Ballet principle dancer Robert Fairchild as Jerry Mulligan and British Royal Ballet dancer Leanne Cope as Lise Dassin, reprising their roles from the original Broadway production and a company of over 50 actors, dancers and musicians including Haydn Oakley as Henri Baurel, Zoë Rainey as Milo Davenport, David Seadon - Young as Adam Hochberg and Jane Asher as Madame Baurel.

Director R.J. Cutler's take on the material stars Chloë Grace Moretz as Mia, a talented young musician who balances her aspirations of attending the Juilliard School with the budding romance of her devoted boyfriend Adam, played by Jamie Blackley.

Director R.J. Cutler's adaptation stars Chloë Grace Moretz as Mia, a talented young musician who balances her aspirations of attending the Juilliard School with the budding...

Funding for this new project came in part from an arts leadership grant Cueva received last May through From the Top, a radio program that serves as a platform for young classically - trained musicians.

And as she learned her instrument, I watched her transform into not only a self - confident young lady and an accomplished musician, but also a student leader.

Though younger generations still produced fine singers and dedicated musicians, interest in such classics as La Boheme and Don Giovanni — and even modern works based on contemporary literature — seemed confined to the Social Security set.

They come in with misconceptions that as a young black man, they can only make it as either a musician or an athlete, and that they can't succeed in college — or have never even considered going to college.

The young performers also got time to ask questions of all the musicians as part of the Jazz Roots program.

As Racculia portrays a weekend of talented young musicians performing great music, she also explores the nature of talent and the grace of second chances.

Writing fiction is a second career for Edward Kelsey Moore, who's been a professional musician for more than two decades — playing the cello for the Chicago Philharmonic, the Joffrey Ballet Orchestra and other ensembles, as well as touring internationally and training young cello players.

Harlan leads a fairly routine life as a young black musician in Jazz Age Harlem; then he and his close friend are invited to perform in Paris, where they get entangled with the Third Reich's brutality.

Just as young athletes and musicians need opportunities to play in public, so do young writers.

The Expeditioner: Your mother, a talented Carnatic classical musician, inspired a love of music within you as a young child, yet you did not choose to follow this passion until much later in life.

As Arnie Roth mentioned in a recent interview of mine, the reason why he picked the Berklee Contemporary Arts Orchestra (to perform this music) was he wanted a young, talented group of aspiring musicians who could quickly transition between the music's various complex genres.

Beginning in Austin, Texas as Trans - Avant Garde Gallery, the gallery, owned by Jack Hanley, who is also a painter and musician, had a focus on young and emerging artists.

The artist was deeply inspired by then rising musicians and composers such as LaMonte Young, Phil Glass, and Steve Reich.

As a young aspiring jazz musician, Michael Frimkess turned to ceramics after a vision during a peyote trip.

Applying strategies of sampling, role play, and documentary filmmaking to capture individuals» longings and the ways in which they imagine themselves — as hip - hop musicians, costumed characters, or digitized alter egos — Cao Fei reveals the discrepancy between reality and dream, and the discontent and disillusionment of China's younger generation.

Celebrity collectors include Uma Thurman, musicians John Mellencamp, Ahmir «Questlove» Thompson (The Roots), director Ben Younger, as well as actors Bryan Greenberg, Vanessa Marcil, Annabella Sciorra, and Ethan Hawke.

As a young man, Mr. Adkins planned to be a musician, but in college he found himself drawn increasingly to visual art.

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Ensemble Connect — formerly known as Ensemble ACJW — is a two - year fellowship program for the finest young professional classical musicians in the United States, preparing them for careers combining musical excellence with teaching, community engagement, advocacy, entrepreneurship, and leadership.

As a young African - American artist in New York City, Thompson took advantage of his vibrant surroundings, befriending celebrated jazz musicians, noted art historians, and Beat poets alike.

As young musicians and small record labels, many of my clients wouldn't be able to afford my old rate.

The music streaming service is reportedly looking to go public on the New York Stock Exchange, with most indicators pointing to a Q1 2018 IPO but not accounting for a copyright infringement lawsuit which emerged Tuesday as Wixen Music Publishing demanded $ 1.6 billion from Spotify over its supposedly unlicensed use of thousands of songs, including creations authored by established musicians such as Neil Young, Tom Petty, and the Doors.

Nashville, TN About Blog A musician, military wife, and mother to two young children, Jen authors The House of Wood as her creative outlet for all things DIY and design, where she documents her adventures in woodworking, interior design, military life, marriage, and motherhood.

Passion for teaching and helping young people grow as musicians — committed to providing a nurturing environment maximizing the potential of every child.

The Community Fellows program builds off of the success of the Fred Rogers Center Early Career Fellows program, which has enabled 19 young professionals to follow in Fred Rogers» footsteps as media creators, artists, educators and musicians.

The first guitar I was given as a young musician was a Simpson Sears Silvertone from the catalogue.

He added: «Being ginger can seem like a bad thing when you are young but as a musician it has been my saving grace — because if you see a ginger kid on TV and there is only one messy - haired ginger kid who plays guitar, it is very easy to find them on YouTube.»