Legendary Jazz Label Blue Note Announces 80th Anniversary Year of Celebrations
The landmark includes a documentary film –
A SNEAK PREVIEW to screen in Los Angeles on
SUNDAY, MAY 5, 7:30 PM
Laemmle’s Music Hall Theatre, 9036 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills
Q&A with DON WAS, Blue Note Records President&director Sophie Huber, moderated by Rabbi Naomi Levy of Nashuva!
Don Was produced Nashuva’s own “Heaven On Earth: Songs of the Soul”
BLUE NOTE RECORDS: Beyond the Notes Los Angeles Premiere!
Directed by Sophie Huber, Documentary/Switzerland, USA/2018/85 minutes
A revelatory, thrilling and emotional journey behind the scenes of Blue Note Records!
Blue Note Records, was founded in 1939 in New York by two music-obsessed German Jews who fled Nazism in Berlin. The most iconic jazz label of all time became home to Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, and so many more. Its current president, Grammy Award-winning music producer, Don Was (The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, John Mayer), remembers the glory days, while ensuring Blue Note’s growth and musical relevance. This film is a must see for any music lover!
Tickets: $15 General Admission
$13 Student/Seniors
On sale NOW at www.LAJFilmFest.org
or by calling 800-838-3006
Presented by LA Jewish Film Festival in partnership with Nashuva
Sponsored by Elke& Larry Ereshefsky and Brett Barenholtz& Rachel Ephron