Summary: *WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: PROLOGUE at The New School Screening of Jon Hammond Film Honoring Cab Calloway Jon's archive https://archive.org/details/BeaconsInJazzPresentationHonoringCabCallowayLarge540p 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 also ASCAP Publisher incorporated in State of NY: JON HAMMOND International, Inc. Presented by the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival in conjunction with the New School for Jazz. Photos and Film by Jon Hammond Cost Free, First Come First Seated http://www.HammondCast.com/ — with Cab Calloway, Martin W. Mueller, Phil Schaap, Bill Cosby, Eddie Barefield, Milt Hinton and David "Panama" Francis at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music The Judge - Milt Hinton R.I.P. playing as David "Panama" Francis looks on at the drums, here May 7, 1990 - Milt was the original Slap Bassist - unbelievable style and personality, and a damn great photographer also - Panama, Panama Francis the great - these two gentlemen of Jazz are greatly missed folks! - Jon Hammond Milt's Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milt_Hinton Milton John "Milt" Hinton (June 23, 1910 – December 19, 2000), "the dean of jazz bass players," was an American jazz double bassist and photographer. He was nicknamed "The Judge" Hinton was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, where he resided until age eleven when he moved to Chicago, Illinois. He attended Wendell Phillips High School and Crane Junior College. While attending these schools, he learned first to play the violin, and later bass horn, tuba, cello and the double bass. As a young violinist out of school, he found gainful employment as a bassist. He later recounted in interviews, released in 1990 on Old Man Time, how this prompted him to switch to double bass. In the late 1920s and early 1930s, he worked as a freelance musician in Chicago. During this time, he worked with famous jazz musicians such as Jabbo Smith, Eddie South, and Art Tatum. In 1936, he joined a band led by Cab Calloway. Members of this band included Chu Berry, Cozy Cole, Dizzy Gillespie, Illinois Jacquet, Jonah Jones, Ike Quebec, Ben Webster, and Danny Barker. Hinton possessed a formidable technique and was equally adept at bowing, pizzicato, and "slapping," a technique for which he became famous while playing with the big band of Cab Calloway from 1936 to 1951.[1] Unusually for a double bass player, Hinton was frequently given the spotlight by Calloway, taking virtuose bass solos in tunes like "Pluckin' the Bass." Hinton played a rare Gofriller Double Bass during his latt
