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| "Chasin' Gus' Ghost" To Screen In NYC Feb 29 Music documentary "Chasin' Gus' Ghost" will make its NYC debut on Feb 29 when it screens at Cinema Village East as a part of the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival. The film, directed by Todd Kwait, is a labor-of-love documentary focused on one of America's most beloved forms of folk music, the jug band. Featuring a who's who of '60s folk artists like Rock and Roll Hall of Famers John Sebastian (Lovin' Spoonful) and Bob Weir (Grateful Dead), David Grisman, Geoff Muldaur, Maria Muldaur and Jim Kweskin, "Chasin' Gus' Ghost" explores the history of jug band music and the influence it had on these legendary musicians. The film also looks at the place jug band music holds in American music history, and at how the genre still thrives throughout the USA and even in Japan. Here's what the critics are saying: "Delightful... it is the first word that came to mind when considering Chasin' Gus' Ghost... the end product happens to be the most enjoyable film anyone will see this year." DocumentaryFilms.net - Bryan Newbury "An absorbing movie capable of inspiring a whole new generation of ghost-chasers." AllAboutJazz.com - Sam Chell write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Jazz News :: home page |