Video of New School Documentary Screening with Q&A Jon Hammond Film Honoring Cab Calloway

Summary: *WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Video of New School Documentary Screening with Q&A Youtube in HD 1080p http://youtu.be/9tDHFMD_7oA Insider film of "Beacons In Jazz Presentation Honoring Cab Calloway" at The New School For Jazz and Contemporary Music New York City - 23 years in the making folks! Jon Hammond Screening of 'Beacons In Jazz Awards Concert Honoring Cab Calloway' (1990): Charlie Parker Jazz Fest @ The New School Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music Performance Space, Arnhold Hall 55 West 13th Street Beginning in 1986, The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music has annually recognized jazz musicians and others who have "significantly contributed to the evolution of American music culture" with the Beacons in Jazz award. Recipients include Milt Hinton, Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Joe Williams, Benny Carter, Max Roach, Chico Hamilton, and George and Joyce Wein. These gala events were attended by many musical luminaries and special guests, and prominently featured memorable performances by jazz legends. On May 7th, 1990, Cab Calloway was the recipient of the Beacons Award, and the evening's festivities were filmed for posterity. Hosted by Bill Cosby and Phil Schaap. Donald Byrd, Little Jimmy Scott, Reggie Workman, Bernard Purdie, Junior Mance, Billy Harper, and Milt Hinton were also present and captured live in performance. Now, for the first time ever, the footage from this historic concert will finally be screened. Don't miss this rare opportunity to view this fascinating piece of jazz history. Filmed by Jon Hammond, member of Local 802 Musicians Union NYC Video FEED, Presentation, New School, Cab Calloway, Bill Cosby, Documentary, Local 802, Jon Hammond, Musicians Union, Martin MuellerJON HAMMOND Instruments: Organ, Accordion, Piano, Guitar Attended: Berklee College of Music 1974 Languages: English, German *Jon is currently Host of daily CBS radio program HammondCast on KYOU & KYCY 1550 AM, 7 days a week at 4AM PST. *Performing solo in Hospitals, Nursing Homes regularly. Bandleader for annual overseas dates for over 20 years. *Musician: Jon Hammond is one of the premier B3 PLAYERS in the world.