Saturday July 09, 2022 – 7:00PM – Film Premieres

Welcome!
Day 7 – 18th Annual ReelHeART
Theme
If It Has More Than Three Chords, It’s Jazz…

Video Killed The Radio Star
00:04:30
Dir. Miguel A Rueda-Gonzalez – Canada

Nominated>> Best Music Video, Best Animated Film, Best Canadian Film

Synopsis The Buggles classic goes back to the future! Animated by Miguel Rueda, this jazzed-up big-band duet finds Canadian vocalists Ori Dagan and Simone Denny on an unexpected intergalactic journey.

• Facebook @oridaganjazz, @simonedenny, @leonardodellanno
• Instagram @oridaganjazz, @simonedennymusic, @usual_suspect_guy, @miguelarueda
• Twitter @oridaganjazz, @SimoneDenny, @usualsuspectguy
• Trailer
• Web http://www.oridagan.com
• Keywords #MusicVideo #Music #Animation #Jazz #JazzMusic #JazzLife #ModernJazz #BigBand #HornSection #TheBuggles #CoverTune #CDNMusic

Official Closing Film

Omar Sosa’s 88 Well-Tuned Drums
00:98:22
Dir. Soren Sorensen – United States

Nominated>> Best Feature Documentary, Best Music Related Film, Best Sound, Best Documentary Subject – Omar Sosa as “Himself”

Synopsis A  feature-length documentary film on the life and music of Cuba-born pianist and composer, Omar Sosa, 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.  In his 25+ years as a solo artist, Omar Sosa has released over 30 albums and received four Grammy nominations and three Latin Grammy nominations. As Eugene Holley writes in a 2004 Village Voice piece that inspired the film’s title, “Sosa’s pianisms evoke distant echoes of McCoy Tyner’s power, Keith Jarrett’s improvisational flights of fancy, and Thelonious Monk’s angular harmonies, transforming the piano into 88 well-tuned drums.” 

• Facebook @OmarSosaFilm, @OmarSosaMusic
• Instagram @likekierkegaard, @jason.rossi, @omarsosamusic
• Twitter @OmarSosaFilm, @OmarSosaMusic
• Trailer https://vimeo.com/650700208
• Web http://www.OmarSosaFilm.com
• Keywords #Documentary #Cuba #CubanMusic #Music #Drummer #Percussion #Piano #Marimba #AfroCubanJazz #Jazz #LatinJazz #GrammyNominated

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