This week, we talk to legendary actor, musician, performance artist, and writer ANN MAGNUSON (Bongwater, The Hunger, Making Mr. Right, Cabin Boy, Pyramid Club, Club 57) about the influential cinema jazz documentary Jazz On A Summer’s Day.  We discuss the performances in the film (including Thelonious Monk, Anita O’ Day, Chico Hamilton, Eric Dolphy to name a few performers), what it was like for Ann to inhabit Anita O’Day for the audio book of her autobiography, first impressions of Lou Reed’s Metal Machine Music, Ann’s programing at the legendary NYC Club 57, Ann’s new song ’Ghost Cat’ with producer Don Dixon, her early life in West Virginia, D.I.Y. & Ann’s SurRURALism techniques, success in the underground being a dirty word, the return of Vulcan Death Grip, being a professional walk-a-thoner, photographer & filmmaker Bert Stern, how the film brings a visceral sense of childhood for Ann, how Stern made the whole project happen with his own equipment and financing, Ann’s parents and the dry Jazz club scene in West Virginia, filming Making Mr. Right and the new wave sensibility of the 80s, how Monk’s performance is presented in the film, Chris scats the Anita O’ Day finale of ‘Tea For Two’ from his memory of repeated listening of the film at his video store, the white privilege throughout in the film, midnight Mahalia Jackson performances, how protest music is needed now more than ever and Ann reads from Anita O’day’s memoir about the performance that was filmed for this movie and how it changed O’Days life. 

So let’s never sing the same song the same way twice on this week’s episode of Revolutions Per Movie!

ANN MAGNUSON:

https://annmagnuson.com/

https://annmagnuson.bandcamp.com/album/ghost-cat

VULCAN DEATH GRIP:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2_dWSpDXJE

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Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide.

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