I could go on and on, and in future blog entries as we get closer to the date of the show, I will. For now, let me just say that Jumpin Jive is awesome. To quote Zinester’s press release:
Long before MTV was a gleam in the Viacom corporation’s eye, jazz, blues, and pop artists were documenting some of their favorite moments on film. New York-based archivist Russell Scholl has selected some of the finest moments of these early music shorts and compiled them for you, the lucky viewer. From 1930s hot jazz to 1940s honky-tonk and television-era gospel, these music shorts promise to turn even the most jaded audience members into giddy, gushing fools—or we’ll give you your money back*.
I’ve seen the show twice and I can’t wait to see it again. You can take my words with a grain of salt since it is a Zinester event, but I’m telling you that it kicks so much ass I’d see it at twice the price. Join me at Southpaw on January 25. You won’t regret it.
