Posts Tagged: Jazz And Movies
Jazz at the Movies – Louis Malle’s classic film noir film Elevator to the Gallows
WMPG’s Jazz at The Movies and the Portland Conservatory of Music are proud to present Louis Malle’s classic film noir film Elevator to the Gallows with the incredible improvised score by Miles Davis on Saturday, Oct. 12th. Director Louis Malle’s first feature film Ascenseur pour L’Echafaud is a1958 crime thriller shot at night in Paris in B&W. With its innovative cinematography techniques, it heralded the arrival of the French New Wave. Film critic Roger Ebert called Malle’s Elevator “a noir…
Jazz at the Movies (Portland Music Conservatory)
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…
