Videos
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Video: Images of the war in Syria
A documentary made by the team of Russia 24 channel correspondents in Syria. Continue reading
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'Manteca!' – The Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra with Chano Pozo
Co-written by Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo and Gil Fuller in 1947, it is among the most famous of Gillespie’s recordings (along with the earlier “A Night in Tunisia”) and is “one of the most important records ever made in the United States,” according to Gary Giddins of the Village Voice. Continue reading
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Duke Ellington — Pure Duke
This 1952 recording includes 2 performances of Duke and his Orchestra, one on Jan. 7, 1952 and one on Aug. 12, 1952. Continue reading
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Charlie Haden Quartet West – 'First Song'
Charlie Haden Quartet West plays “First Song” with Gary Foster on tenor saxophone, Alan Broadbent piano, and Larence Marable drums. Continue reading
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Video: Unhinged: Surviving Joberg: The Complete Video
An irreverent documentary charting the love-hate relationship people have with Johannesburg – a hot-bed of hope, fear and opportunity. Continue reading
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Video: Unhinged: Surviving Joberg – A Teaser
Unhinged: Surviving Joburg is a film about Johannesburg, South Africa’s largest city – a place where red is green, left is right, cops are robbers and deadlines tight. Take a moment to see what it’s like in this crazy, fast paced city. A wicked commentary on the city that used to be my home. Continue reading
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Video: Privatizing Europe
Nick Buxton: A massive European fire sale is one way finance is using the crisis to entrench neo-liberalism (inc. transcript) Continue reading
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Video: Study Debunking Austerity Research Sparks Wide Reaction
Bob Pollin (Co-Author of Does High Public Debt Consistently Stifle Economic Growth? A Critique of Reinhart and Rogoff): Deficit Hawks still defend conclusions of a study that contained spreadsheet errors and weighted selected countries in an inappropriate way; led to incorrect theory about public debt and growth (Inc. transcript). Continue reading
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Joe Henderson Live in Europe 1977
24 April 2013 One of my favourite artists, Joe Henderson, taped I think some time in 1977 whilst on a European tour. See the rest of the concert here. Continue reading
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Video: A portrait of Charles Mingus
22 April 2013 — Youtube An extraordinary portrait of Charles Mingus by Thomas Reichman. Continue reading
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Boston Suspect Arrested Stripped Naked so when was he shot and killed?
The following eyewitness report, casts doubt on the official story of the death of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, one of the alleged Boston Marathon bombers. Continue reading
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Video: Boston Bombing Suspects: It was a Set Up. They were Framed by the FBI
The Testimony of the Tsarnaev Brothers’ Mother as well as media reports confirm that the two brothers were on the FBI Radar, under FBI surveillance for several years. Continue reading
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Cannonball Adderley Sextet – Bossa Nova Nemo
The Cannonball Adderley Sextet is comprised of musicians Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley, Yusef Lateef, Joe Zawinul, Sam Jones, and Louis Hayes. Continue reading
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Growing Voices Among Palestinians Calling for a Single Democratic Secular State
With negotiations for a two state solution going nowhere, more Palestinians are calling for a single state solution Continue reading
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Gil Evans Documentary
15 April 2013 — Youtube Gil Evans is one of my all-time favourites and this biography made in 1997 features Evans work with Miles Davis. I don’t know who produced this. 54 minutes. Great stuff. Continue reading
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Video: Bill Evans Trio at the BBC
‘Jazz 625’, recorded at the BBC Studios, London, on March 19th, 1965. Bill Evans – Piano, Chuck Israel – Bass, Larry Bunker – Drums. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 