Posts Tagged: JAM

WMPG’s Jazz At The Movies present movie night on Feb 21st Saturday, February 21st 7PM Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St., Portland Admission is FREE COMING UP NEXT: Feb 21st – Mystery Movie – we can’t publicly advertise this movie. Clue- it took 50 years for this outstanding movie to be released March 21st – Low Down ( Joe Albany – Jazz Pianist story – but not a documentary) April 18th – Sonny Rollins…

A Jazz Icon’s Legacy Lives On Our Jazz at the Movies (JAM) DJ’s bring another free screening of a film on jazz. Ellis: The Life and Complicated Times of Pianist, Ellis Marsalis Jnr will be screened at the Portland Conservatory of Music on Saturday, May 18th at 7.00pm This is a story of jazz, a jazz musician, and a city known for its jazz. It is also a story of how one man transcended racial injustices he faced from…

This Saturday April 30th is International Jazz Day and WMPG JAM – (Jazz at the Movies) will be celebrating by showing a brand new documentary movie “The Modern Jazz Quartet from Residency to Legacy”. This movie has only been shown a few times to the general public.  The Director of the film, George Schuller, will be joining us in person to share his experience and answer your questions. How cool is that!  On top of all…