Radio / Television / Film
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1973 - 1974
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Host / Producer / The Weekend Starts Now / WMTV. Weekly Arts program with Jane Fonda, Swami Rama, Kinky Friedman, Steve Miller, etc. |
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1975 - 1976
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Artistic Director / Jazz Programming / Soundstage / WTTW. "Sing Me A Jazz Song" with Jon Hendricks, Annie Ross, Eddie Jefferson and Leon Thomas. "Dizzy Gillespie's Bebop Reunion" with Sarah Vaughan, Milt Jackson and Joe Carroll. |
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1981 - 1983
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Producer / The Jazz Life / Pioneer Laserdisc. A series of six one-hour performance videos featuring Art Blakey with Wynton Marsalis and Branford Marsalis, Johnny Griffin, Chico Hamilton, Mike Mainieri, Nat Adderly and Richie Cole. Host / Artistic Director for "Jazz Alive," National Public Radio. Weekly national live jazz performances. Winner of 1982 Peabody Award. |
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1983 - 1985
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Contributor to "All Things Considered," National Public Radio. Weekly music reviews and news features. |
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1986
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Music Director / "Sass & Brass" / Cinemax. A one hour special featuring Sarah Vaughan with Herbie Hancock, Dizzy Gillespie, Don Cherry, Al Hirt, Ron Carter, etc. |
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1985 - 1990
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Host / Producer for "Sidran on Record," National Public Radio. Weekly interviews with jazz personalities. Winner of International Radio Festival 1986. |
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1988 - 1989
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Host / Producer / Live From MIDEM. "Back to Stax" featuring Carla Thomas, Booker T. & The MG's, Sam Moore, Eddie Floyd. "Birdmen and Birdsongs" featuring Phil Woods, Red Rodney, Roy Haynes and Frank Morgan. |
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1988 - 1991
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Host / New Visions / VH-1 Television Network. Weekly jazz and new music program with interviews and live performances. Winner, 1989 Ace Award for "Best Cable Music Series" |
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1993
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Music Producer / Composer / "Higher Goals" / PBS. National Daytime Emmy Nominee, Outstanding Children's Special. |
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1993
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Music Producer / Diana Ross / "Diana Ross Live: The Lady Sings...Jazz and Blues" Live pay per view concert with follow-up video cassette, laserdisc and CD formats. |
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1994
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Composer / Music Producer / "Hoop Dreams" / Fine Line Films. Winner 1994 Sundance Audience Award, New York Film Critics Award. |
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1998
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Composer / Music Producer / "Vietnam: Long Time Coming." Winner 1998 Aspen Film Festival, Emmy Award, DGA Award |
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1996 - 1999
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Producer "Jazz Profiles" National Public Radio weekly biographics of major jazz figures. |
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2004
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Music composer, along with Leo Sidran, of original score for the award winning documentary "All Deliberate Speed", which chronicles the landmark 1954 Supreme Court Brown v. Board of Education ruling. |
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