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Bolden
''Bolden'' is a 2019 American drama film based on the life of cornetist Buddy Bolden (1877–1931). One of the seminal figures in jazz history, Bolden left no surviving recordings, having been committed in 1907 at age 30 to the Louisiana State Insane Asylum, where he spent the rest of his life after a diagnosis of acute alcoholic psychosis. The musical drama is directed by Daniel Pritzker, and features original music written, arranged and performed by Wynton Marsalis. The film stars Gary Carr as Bolden, and co-stars Erik LaRay Harvey, Reno Wilson, Yaya DaCosta, Ian McShane and Michael Rooker. The score by Marsalis includes vocalists Catherine Russell, Brianna Thomas, Don Vappie, and instrumentalists including Wycliffe Gordon, Victor Goines, Marcus Printup, and others. The film contains performances by Reno Wilson playing Louis Armstrong (acting and singing). ''Bolden'' was released in theaters on May 3, 2019, by Abramorama. Cast * Gary Carr as Charles "Buddy" Bolden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddy Bolden
Charles Joseph "Buddy" Bolden (September 6, 1877 – November 4, 1931) was an African American cornetist who was regarded by contemporaries as a key figure in the development of a New Orleans style of ragtime music, or "jass", which later came to be known as jazz. Childhood When he was born, Bolden's father, Westmore Bolden, was working as a driver for William Walker, the former master of Buddy's grandfather Gustavus Bolden, who died in 1866. His mother, Alice (née Harris), was 18 when she married Westmore on August 14, 1873. Westmore Bolden was around 25 at the time, as records show that he was 19 in August 1866. When Buddy was six his father died, after which the boy lived with his mother and other family members. In records of the period the family name is variously spelled ''Bolen'', ''Bolding'', ''Boldan'', and ''Bolden'', thus complicating research. Buddy likely attended Fisk School in New Orleans, though evidence is circumstantial, as early records of this and oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Pritzker
Daniel Pritzker (born 1959) is an American billionaire heir, musician, film director, and member of the Pritzker family. Early life Pritzker was born to a Jewish family, the son of Marian (née Friend) and Jay Pritzker. He is the grandson of A. N. Pritzker. He is a 1981 graduate of Tufts University and earned a Juris Doctor from Northwestern University Law School in 1986. Career Daniel and his wife Karen are trustees of the Jay Pritzker Foundation, a philanthropic fund that created the Pritzker Challenge at Tufts with gifts of $10 million. The Pritzker Challenge is designed to encourage members of the Tufts community to establish endowed or term scholarships for underprivileged minority students. Pritzker was the founder, guitarist and songwriter for the Chicago band Sonia Dada. Pritzker is ranked 353 in the 2020 list of "The 400 Richest Americans" by '' Forbes'' magazine, with a net worth of $2.4 billion. He purchased Jerry Garcia's "Wolf" guitar for $790,000 in 2002 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Learson Marsalis (born October 18, 1961) is an American trumpeter, composer, teacher, and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. He has promoted classical and jazz music, often to young audiences. Marsalis has won nine Grammy Awards, and his '' Blood on the Fields'' was the first jazz composition to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. He is the only musician to win a Grammy Award in both jazz and classical during the same year. Early years Marsalis was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on October 18, 1961, and grew up in the suburb of Kenner. He is the second of six sons born to Dolores Ferdinand Marsalis and Ellis Marsalis Jr., a pianist and music teacher.Stated on ''Finding Your Roots'', PBS, March 25, 2012 He was named for jazz pianist Wynton Kelly. Branford Marsalis is his older brother and Jason Marsalis and Delfeayo Marsalis are younger. All three are jazz musicians. While sitting at a table with trumpeters Al Hirt, Miles Davis, and Clark Terry, his fath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karimah Westbrook
Karimah Westbrook (born October 6, 1978) is an American actress, best known for her role as Grace James in The CW drama series, ''All American''. Life and career Westbrook was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. She attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and later began performing on screen and stage. She made her television debut in 2000, appearing in an episode of CBS medical drama '' City of Angels'' and later was cast in the teen dance drama film ''Save the Last Dance''. Later she starred in the biographical drama film ''Baadasssss!'' opposite Mario Van Peebles. Westbrook also guest starred in a number of television shows, include '' Girlfriends'', ''Mad Men'' and '' Shameless''. Westbrook has appeared in a number of independent films, include ''American Violet'' (2008) opposite Nicole Beharie and Alfre Woodard. She played supporting roles in films '' The Rum Diary'' (2011), ''Suburbicon'' (2017), and ''After We Collided'' (2020). In 2018, she was cast as Grace James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Russell (singer)
Catherine Russell (born 1956) is an American jazz and blues singer. She is best known for her 2016 album '' Harlem on My Mind''. Biography Early life Her father was Luis Russell, a Panamanian-born "pianist and leader of one of the most impressive big bands on the early New York jazz scene after leading a group in New Orleans and moving to Chicago, where he worked with King Oliver, who gave Louis Armstrong his first big break." He later became Louis Armstrong's long-time musical director. Her mother, Carline Ray, held degrees from both Juilliard and the Manhattan School of Music and performed with the International Sweethearts of Rhythm during World War II. She later performed "with Doc Cheatham and Wynton Marsalis, among others." Russell's interest in music began as a child. As a young girl, she was "steeped in early jazz—from '20s and '30s recordings by her father's orchestras to '40s and '50s R&B." She was also enamored with country music—including the early Geor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Carr (actor)
Gary Carr (born 11 December 1986) is an English actor, dancer, singer, and musician known for his works on screen and stage. He has had main character roles in BBC TV series '' Death in Paradise'' and US TV series '' The Deuce''. He is also known for playing American Jazz singer Jack Ross in the ITV historical drama '' Downton Abbey''. Education Carr began training at the National Youth Music Theatre of Great Britain, then trained at the Arts Educational Schools from 2003 through 2005, and then at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art from 2005 to 2008 with a scholarship from the Leverhulme Trust. Career Since graduating from LAMDA in July 2008, he has appeared in television productions for BBC and ITV, and in the Royal National Theatre production of '' Dido, Queen of Carthage'', written by Christopher Marlowe and directed by James MacDonald. He has had main character roles on television in BBC TV series '' Death in Paradise'', playing police officer Fidel Best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaya DaCosta
Camara DaCosta Johnson (born November 15, 1982), better known as Yaya DaCosta, is an American actress and model. She was the runner-up in Cycle 3 of ''America's Next Top Model''. DaCosta eventually went to star in ABC's daytime drama series ''All My Children'' (2008), ABC's comedy-drama '' Ugly Betty'' (2009), and NBC's medical drama ''Chicago Med'' (2015–2022)''.'' DaCosta starred in the Lifetime television film '' Whitney'' (2015) as singer Whitney Houston and received praise for her performance. Early life and education DaCosta was born on November 15, 1982, in New York City and is of Brazilian and Black-American descent. She was raised in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. In addition to English, she speaks Portuguese, French, Spanish and conversational Japanese. She attended the elite Northfield Mount Hermon School during high school before attending Brown University, where she majored in Africana studies and international relations. Career After finishing se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reno Wilson
Roy "Reno" Wilson (born January 20, 1969) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Howard in the sitcom ''The Cosby Show'', Officer Carl McMillan in ''Mike & Molly'' and Stan Hill in '' Good Girls'', Wes in '' The Chronicle'' (2001–2002), and as Detective Tom Selway in '' Blind Justice'' (2005). He is also known for providing character voices in the ''Transformers'' film series, Bailey in ''She Creature'' (2001), and Louis Armstrong in ''Bolden'' (2019). Career Wilson has appeared in a number of television programs and films. His first television role was on the NBC's ''The Cosby Show'', where (on a recurring basis) he portrayed Theo Huxtable's college friend Howard during Seasons 5 and 6 of the series. His most recent film roles were that of Orlando in ''Crank'' and '' Crank: High Voltage''. He was also a main cast member on the CBS sitcom ''Mike & Molly'' (Wilson frequently works with good friend and fellow actor Billy Gardell), and has also acted in ''Prison ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ser'Darius Blain
Ser'Darius William Blain (born March 10, 1987) is a Haitian-American film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Anthony “Fridge” Johnson in the ''Jumanji'' film series, appearing in the third and fourth entries. Blain is also recognized for his portrayal of Galvin Burdette in the first season of The CW series '' Charmed''. Early life Blain started acting at the age of twelve when he helped his mother rewrite the script for a school play. His mother, a middle school English and drama teacher, cast him in the lead which caused him to "catch the bug". Blain credits this with overcoming his shyness, "l was a super shy boy to the point where I’d hold on to my mother’s skirt as a little boy...I’d always watched TV and wondered what that must be like". In 2007, his girlfriend convinced him to attend Actors, Models & Talent For Christ which got him into New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts where he met his agent DebraLynn Findon. Career He graduated from N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Isham
Mark Ware Isham (born September 7, 1951) is an American musician and film composer. A trumpeter and keyboardist, Isham works in a variety of genres, including jazz and electronic. He is also a film composer, having worked on numerous films and television series, including '' The Hitcher,'' '' Point Break'', '' A River Runs Through It'', ''Of Mice and Men, Warrior, Nell, Blade,'' '' Crash'', '' The Black Dahlia'', '' The Lucky One'' and ''Once Upon a Time.'' Isham acted as well in '' Made in Heaven'' by Alan Rudolph (1987) and directed ''The Cowboy and the Ballerina'' in 1998. Life and career Isham was born in New York City, the son of Patricia (née Hammond), a violinist, and Howard Fuller Isham, a Professor of Humanities. His discography is extensive and varied, including participation with artists including David Sylvian, Group 87, Art Lande, Pharoah Sanders, Van Morrison, David Torn, and sessions with people like Brian Wilson, Joni Mitchell, Terry Bozzio, Bill Brufor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Ri'chard
Robert Andrew Ri'chard (born January 7, 1983) is an American television and film actor, known for his roles as Arnaz Ballard on the UPN sitcom '' One on One'' and Bobby Walker on the Nickelodeon sitcom ''Cousin Skeeter''. Early life Ri'chard was born in Los Angeles, California. He is of Louisiana Creole descent. Career He has starred in the Nickelodeon sitcom ''Cousin Skeeter''. He also made a few appearances as himself on the hit Nickelodeon game show, ''Figure It Out''. He played Samuel on ''Touched By An Angel'', a troubled teen whose brother is in prison for shooting a man. Also, he has appeared in films such as ''Coach Carter'' and '' House of Wax''. His breakout role was in the TV adaptation of Anne Rice's novel, ''The Feast of All Saints'', where he played the young Marcel who becomes a man within society. He has been professionally acting since the age of 13. He appeared in the movie '' Light It Up'' along with R&B star Usher. He attended Palms Middle School in Los Angel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Rooker
Michael Rooker (born April 6, 1955) is an American actor known for his roles as Henry in '' Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer'' (1986), Chick Gandil in '' Eight Men Out'' (1988), Frank Baily in '' Mississippi Burning'' (1988), Terry Cruger in '' Sea of Love'' (1989), Rowdy Burns in '' Days of Thunder'' (1990), Bill Broussard in ''JFK'' (1991), Hal Tucker in '' Cliffhanger'' (1993), Sherman McMaster in '' Tombstone'' (1993), Jared Svenning in '' Mallrats'' (1995), Detective Howard Cheney in ''The Bone Collector'' (1999), Grant Grant in ''Slither'' (2006), Merle Dixon in AMC's '' The Walking Dead'' (2010–2013), Yondu Udonta in '' Guardians of the Galaxy'' (2014), its sequel, '' Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'' (2017), and the animated series ''What If...?'' (2021), and Savant in '' The Suicide Squad'' (2021). Since 2006, he has been a frequent collaborator of filmmaker James Gunn, and has appeared in all five films Gunn has directed so far. Early life Rooker was born in Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
