Herb Ellis: Swing Jazz Soloing and Comping

"Comping (an abbreviation of accompanying) is a term used in jazz music to describe the chords, rhythms, and countermelodies that keyboard players (piano or organ) or guitar players use to support a jazz musician's improvised solo or melody lines. The term is also used for the action of accompanying, and for left hand part of a solo pianist."

1991-01-22 | en

The Blues Brothers

Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.

1980-06-16 | en

Hockshop Blues

Musical performers put on a show in a pawn shop to convince a man to give them the money they need to buy back their instruments.

1937-01-22 | en

Earl "Fatha" Hines - Blues Alley, Washington DC

A 1975 documentary on the great Blues pianist Earl Hines, one of the most influential figures in the development of jazz piano.

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Coil: Dublin 2004

Coil's very final live appearance at the 2004 Dublin Electronic Arts Festival held in the Dublin City Hall.

2004-10-23 | en

Jazz Legends - Chet Baker Quintette

2022-03-31 | en

Damia: Concert in Black Velvet

Documentary on the singer Damia.

1989-01-01 | fr

Hi-De-Ho

Young Cab Calloway's mother is concerned, because Cab spends his days listening to the radio, pretending to lead a miniature orchestra. A deacon passing by the apartment hears him singing and advises him go to his wife's gypsy tea room. As she reads the tea leaves, she sees situations which lead to Cab and his orchestra performing musical numbers.

1937-02-20 | en

Thomas Carbou: Spectacle au Bleury - 2016

2022-04-02 | fr

Jasper in a Jam

In this entertaining Puppetoon animated short film, a young boy, Jasper, gets trapped inside a pawnshop at midnight. All the musical instruments come to life and play jazz. A whooping wooden Indian chief self-animates as well, and goes on the warpath.

1946-10-18 | en

Oscar

Brilliantly mixing animated sequences and archival footage, Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre paints a touching portrait of virtuoso pianist Oscar Peterson.

2016-11-01 | en

Komeda, Komeda...

A feature- length documentary on the life and work of jazz musician and composer Krzysztof Komeda.

2012-09-28 | pl

Xenogears 20th Anniversary Concert -The Beginning and the End-

“The Beginning and the End” reaches its 20th anniversary… The “Xenogears” 20th anniversary concert held in April 2018 is finally available for purchase, created under complete supervision by Yasunori Mitsuda. The final performance, which ended with a standing ovation, is included on this Blu-ray Disc.

2019-03-13 | ja

NieR: Orchestra Concert 12018

After eight years since NieR Gestalt/Replicant was released, with much anticipation from the fans, the first orchestra concert for the series “NieR Orchestra Concert 12018” is now available in Blu-ray!! This product includes all 21 tracks and the live-reading that were performed at the concert fully subtitled in English. Not only does this Blu-ray include footage of the concert itself, it also includes a feature where you can enjoy just the video that was shown on the screen during the concert. The orchestral arrangement version of Kainé (Salvation) (vocals by Emi Evans) and Weight of the World (vocals by J’Nique Nicole) have been newly recorded and are included in the disc as extra tracks, unique to this product. Enjoy the “memories of NieR” and the “orchestral music” along with video provided for these tracks.

2019-02-26 | ja

Ula

‘This is the cradle of our beloved music. We need to verify our skills there’, said Michał Urbaniak to Polish jazz vocalist Urszula Dudziak to convince her to go and conquer the US with him. The film is a recording of the fascinating and tumultuous journey reported from off-screen by the artist herself.

2023-05-28 | pl

Daybreak Express

Set to a classic Duke Ellington recording "Daybreak Express", this is a five-minute short of the soon-to-be-demolished Third Avenue elevated subway station in New York City.

1953-01-01 | en

Ray

Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered coupling gospel and country together.

2004-10-29 | en

Karmen Gei

Bizet's Carmen gets a modern adaptation. Seducting, provocating, sensual. All the ingredients for a perfect drama. With her charm, Karmen gets out of many situations.

2001-06-27 | fr

The Butterflies of Love

Two musical stars from the golden age of Hollywood get a second chance at rekindling their love in the modern world.

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Pete Kelly's Blues

In 1927, a Kansas City, Missouri cornet player and his band perform nightly at a seedy speakeasy until a racketeer tries to extort them in exchange for protection.

1955-07-31 | en