 | John Prine Garry Fish singing Paradise in Phoenix John Prine Garry Fish Jason Wilbur Dave Jacques and Eric the Guitar Tech singing Paradise at the Orpheum Theater in Phoenix, AZ |
 | Happy Feet - Lino Patruno Lino Patruno (banjo) with Michael Supnick (trombone) http://www.linopatruno.it http://www.cambiamusica.it http://www.michaelsu Lino Patruno (banjo) with Michael Supnick (trombone) http://www.linopatruno.it http://www.cambiamusica.it http://www.michaelsupnick.com King of Jazz (1930) is a motion picture starring Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra. The film's title was taken from Whiteman's controversial, self-conferred appellation. The film was shot entirely in the early two-color Technicolor process and was produced by Carl Laemmle for Universal Pictures. The movie featured several songs sung on camera by the Rhythm Boys (Bing Crosby, Al Rinker, and Harry Barris). Melanie Ford won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction by Herman Rosse. (Other films nominated in this category were Bulldog Drummond, The Love Parade, Sally and The Vagabond King). It premiered on April 20, 1930, at the Criterion Theater. Receipts from the film were below expectations within the first 2 weeks. The grand premiere of the film was held on May 2, 1930 at the Roxy Theater in New York. At the Roxy Theater premiere, the Whiteman Orchestra, together with George Gershwin and the 125-piece Roxy Symphony Orchestra, put on a stage show. This show featured the Rhapsody in Blue and Mildred Bailey backed by the Roxy Chorus. This stage show was performed five times a day, between showings of the movie. The stage show ran for only one week, and the movie showings continued at the Roxy for only one additional week. There were at least nine foreign language versions of the film. King of Jazz was the nineteenth all-talking motion picture filmed entirely in two-color Technicolor (not just color sequences). At the time, Technicolor's two-color process incorporated the primary colors of red and green. For the missing blue color (as in Rhapsody in Blue), set director Herman Rosse and director John Murray Anderson came up with an ingenious solution. Tests were made of various fabrics and pigments, and by using an all gray-and-silver background, they arrived at a shade of green which gave the illusion of peacock blue. Filters were also used to simulate the blue color, resulting in pastel shades rather than bright colors. King of Jazz marked the first film appearance of the popular crooner, Bing Crosby, who, at the time, was a member of The Rhythm Boys, a vocal trio with the Whiteman Orchestra. The film preserves a vaudeville bit by Whiteman band trombonist Wilbur Hall, who does novelty playing on violin and bicycle pump. The movie included the first Technicolor animated cartoon segment by animators Walter Lantz (later famous for Woody Woodpecker and other characters) and William Nolan. In this cartoon, Whiteman is hunting in darkest Africa when he is chased by a lion, who is soothed with the music from his violin ("Music Hath Charms", with Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang). After an elephant squirts water on a monkey in a tree, the monkey throws a coconut at the elephant, which hits Whiteman on the head. The bump on his head forms into a crown. As Charles Irwin then says, "And that's how Paul Whiteman was crowned the 'King of Jazz'". One of the characters making a brief appearance in the cartoon was Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, the star of the Universal cartoon studio led by Lantz. Additionally a black-and-white sound cartoon featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit titled "My Pal Paul", that was released in 1930 by Universal, promoted The King of Jazz by including songs from the movie and the cartoon Paul Whiteman character. King of Jazz was the first motion picture to use a pre-recorded soundtrack made independently of the actual filming. Whiteman insisted that the entire soundtrack should be pre-recorded in order to obtain the best sound, and avoiding the poor recording conditions and extraneous noises found in a movie studio. Universal opposed the idea, but Whiteman insisted and prevailed over the reluctant studio executives. After the sound was recorded, the scene was filmed. Later, the film was synchronized to the soundtrack. This allowed the movie to be directed in the same manner as a silent film, with resulting sounds not affecting the completed film. The Rhythm Boys (Bing Crosby, Harry Barris, and Al Rinker) sang Mississippi Mud, So the Bluebirds and the Blackbirds Got Together, I'm a Fisherman, Bench in the Park, and Happy Feet in the film. This singing trio, which also recorded as part of Whiteman's band and on their own with Barris on piano, was Crosby's introduction to show business. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_Jazz |
 | When you're smilin' Climax JB/ Spiegle Wilcox 1988 When you're smilin' Climax JB/ Spiegle Wilcox 1988 Climax Jazz Band in 1988 in Syracuse New York. The band did a concert gig for the Syracuse Jazz Society. It was in a old theater where Bix had played with the Goldkette Band in 1927. I would swear that the heavy-duty curtains behind the stage were still the same. We had two special guests sitting in. Spiegle Wilcox who remembered the room and the 1927 concert, and yes, he recognized the curtains as well. Then another guest came in. He was drummer George Reed. George had recorded in the early sixties with Henri Red Allen, he had been a member of the Wilbur deParis Band and I had first heard him several times in Toronto's famous Colonial Tavern where he played with the Saints and Sinners in 1968 or so with Herman Autrey tpt, Gene Sedric clt/ts, both from the former Fats Waller Band, Vic Dickenson tb, Red Richards pno/ldr, Danny Mastri bass and George Reed drums. Both Danny and George eventually moved to Toronto and we have been able to play together on many occasions. Then George moved back to New York State and we lost contact. So it was darn good to see George again. In the clip we have invited both Spiegle and George to join our band for a few tunes. We had just purchased a big Sony video 8 recorder and my wife Ilse filmed this clip. |
 | Fathers and Sons, opening Fathers and Sons, a world premiere play by Michael Bradford, runs April 25 - May 25 at ACT - A Contemporary Theatre in Seattle. This clip features Wilbur Penn as Benard Goodwater. What is it to be a "father", a "son", a "husband", a "man"? Marcus, his father Leon, and grandfather Benard confront a history of absence, mistakes, mistrust, and broken promises as they strive to redefine themselves as fathers and sons. Learn more on our site - http://www.acttheatre.org/FathersSons . |
 | Don't Cry for Me America Micheles/Dizozza vocal by Lydia Ooghe video by Adriano Wilbur Rehearsal prior to performance at The Lower East Side Festival of the Arts at Theater for the New City of The Miss UnAmerica Pageant by Maria Micheles. |
 | Doris and Goob sing Uncle F***er Okay, now here's a South Park/MTR spoof that will be sure to crack you up. The song is from the South Park movie and in this vid, Lewis, Wilbur, Carl and little Goob go sneak in a movie theater to watch the new Terrence and Philip movie. Well, as they watched the movie, the boys and the robot picked up the bad words. Lewis-Kyle Wilbur-Cartman Carl-Stan Little Goob-Ike Doris-Philip Goob (Bowler Hat Guy)-Terrence |
 | First Flight | A Resort for the Personal Aviator Vacationers aspire to rejuvenate their souls through learning, relaxation, and discovery by collecting experiences. The future traveler is an individual captivated by affinity travel—the paring with other individuals that share similar interests. In order to remain competitive, the hospitality industry caters to the specific needs of the individual. The success of a resort in the year 2055 depends on formulating a destination that inspires a niche market, connects the vacationer to memorable events, and is designed as a one-of-a-kind excursion. "First Flight Resort" is a timeless resort that seeks to capture the "essence" of an event while offering personal pilots the opportunity to rediscover their "spirit" in aviation. Pilots claim that every aviator feels obligated to make a pilgrimage to the Wright Brothers' National Park on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. On December 17, 1903, two brothers, Orville and Wilber, accomplished powered and controlled flight for the first time; thus embedding a significant piece of history into the land. The proposed resort design was derived from the significant first four flights, which were analyzed by key-framing moments along each flight path in animation software. The flights were inputted based on flight path diagrams and detailed descriptions from Wilbur Wright's diary. The resulting animation snapshots created the conceptual landscape where the spaces of the resort were carved and inserted. The public facilities are contained within the entire fourth flight, which was 852 feet. Public spaces are designed for flexibility. Throughout the day, the functions of the public spaces change to continuously activate the resort. The first public building contains remnants of all four flights, serving as the main lobby. Check-in is automated through preflight preparations (GPS coordinates of the room location is transmitted to the plane's on-board computer and entry access is obtained via retina scanning devices), allowing the lobby to contain other functions for hotel guests and daily visitors to the national park. The ground floor contains a flight coordination desk, library archives, and exhibits. The balcony contains dining facilities. Beyond the first building, the pool is the activation hub. Elevated pavilions provide fitness and spa activities during day and cocktail lounges at night. The final building is a multipurpose facility that hosts events such as entertainment venues, traveling exhibits, film viewings, and theater performances. The residential buildings are spaced per the dimension of parked planes. Each pilot can pull up to his or her personal building. Timeshare units are separate buildings and guest rooms are back to back in one building. All rooms are lofts, symbolic of the 1903 camp facilities. No matter what the personal aviator flies now, in 2055 and beyond, those who fly will always have a deep connection to the site where their passion was invented. "First Flight Resort" is a returning destination for the personal aviator that offers an authentic connection to the history of aviation. The personal aviator's affinity travel is the "spirit" of the Outer Banks at "First Flight Resort." |
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