Archive for the 'Jazz Christmas' Category
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This photo spread from the Jazz Christmas / Fun’s Over premiere party is courtesy of Lily W. and Alexis S.:
Good looking people had fun:
The line to get to the theater space:
Jazz Christmas stars Tim Bean (left) and brooding method actor Brian Mahon (right):
Alexis S. poses with Chris Brown (left) and The Forty Year Old Virgin (right):
Thanks everyone for coming. It was a blast.
Ball Deep
In gratitude for the disproportionate hours of sleep (and probably years of life) Whitney lost getting Jazz Christmas ready for last weekend’s premiere, Lev’s written her a poem. It’s loosely based on the “Because you took…” poem from Lolita.
Whitney Hitney Itney Tney Ney Ey Y?
Jazzy Jazz
This week, while Whitney paints animations for Jazz Christmas, Lev edits the sound.
In this cut from the Jazz Christmas Studio Sessions, actors John A. and Philip C. play Thermon Thermone (pictured above) playing Lightning Bolt’s “Ride the Sky.” (MP3)
Here’s the lyrics — sing along!
JAZZ!
jazz christmas!
JAZZ!
jazzy jazzy jazzy jazzy
JAZZ!
jazz christmas!
JAZZ!
jazzy jazzy jazzy jazzy JJAZZ CHISTMAAAAaaAAAaaaaaAAAAAaaAaAaAaaAAAaAAS
ETC.
2 new movies premiere! Big Deal!
You are very invited to see Fun’s Over and Jazz Christmas premiere at the Lev Kalman Art & Performance Gallery on Saturday, Feb. 25. Refreshments will include wine and forty (40) dollars worth of Haribo candies.
Fun’s Over screens at 11:00pm and Jazz Christmas at midnight — sharp. Please arrive no later than 10:30. Suggested donation is $2,340.
Jazz Christmas
Lev and Whitney’s 1920s epic Jazz Christmas premieres February 25th!
It has a sexy trailer.
Cast:
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John Atkinson Tim Bean Philip Contos Andre Frechette III Darin Guerrasio Brian Hamilton Lev Kalman Melissa Levin Brian Mahon Ebony Nicholas Christina Norris Travis Nutting Safiyyah Okoye Alexis Stephens |
as Leonard Weisz as Man of the Year 1928 as Lightning McGee as F. Scott Fitzgerald as Stanley as Major DeWitt as Morris as Pearlie Weisz as Thermon Thermone as Fanny as Zelma as Monte as Conseula DeSoto as America (Rico) |
BEHIND THE SCENES:
Public intellectual John Effing Atkinson gives an insider’s point of view on the ‘making of’ Jazz Christmas here, here and Xpecially here.