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| Quincy Jones QWEST TV: THE PRE-LAUNCH KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN HAS BEGUN! Get 25-50% off subscription rates and help Quincy Jones and the rest of the Qwest TV team launch the world's first streaming-video platform dedicated to jazz and beyond by becoming a " co‑founding subscriber ". The jazz world is already hopping on stage with Qwest TV Since the official announcement of the creation of Qwest TV this past July, many artists have shown their support and enthusiasm for the project through a series of interviews called "12 Qwestions": Marcus Miller, Cory Henry, Vincent Peirani, Gilles Peterson, Erykah Badu, Jacob Collier, Questlove, Gregogy Porter, Erik Truffaz, Ed Motta, Lianne La Havas, Ibrahim Maalouf, Robert Glasper, Mark Guiliana, Richard Bona, Archie Shepp, Jason Lindner, Tony Allen, Kyle Eastwood, Kamasi Washington, Marshall Allen, Roy Ayers, Terrace Martin, and others. What is Qwest TV? Qwest TV is the new international audiovisual media dedicated to jazz and jazz-inspired musical forms, co-created by Quincy Jones (USA) and Reza Ackbaraly (France). Qwest TV is a subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) platform available on tablets, computers, smartphones and, soon, television. Qwest TV means exclusive and original content – documentaries, concerts, interviews, short features – all available in HD and curated by a dedicated team of professionals. A sampling of upcoming programs: Documentaries Al Jarreau "Bring you to the stage" (Thierry Guedj, 2016) Letter to Michel Petrucciani (Frank Cassenti, 1981) Attica Blues - 40 years later... (Lola Frederich et Marton Sarrazac, 2012) Paco de Lucia "Light and Shade" (Michael Meert, 1994) Concerts Quincy Jones & friends feat. George Benson, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Jacob Collier, SWR Big Band (Jazz Open, 2017) Oumou Sangare (Jazz sous les pommiers, 2017) Cory Henry and the funk apsotles (Jazz à Vienne, 2017 Paris Jazz Festival : Lee Konitz & Bill Evans (Palais de la Mutualité, Paris, 1967) TV shows Manu Dibango (Musicalmente con, 1983) Sonny Rollins masterclass (Paris, 1981) Milton Nascimento (Musicalmente con, 1981) Qwest TV is an innovative, high-quality medium that holds high the values of jazz and hopes to revolutionize access to this century-old music and to all types of music that have been inspired by it. Furthermore, by sharing its extensive catalog with a worldwide network of universities and other premier educational institutions, Qwest TV hopes to introduce jazz to new generations of music lovers. write your comments about the article :: © 2017 Jazz News :: home page |