Elvis at Marion McPartland March 20th ?

[johnfoyle]

28 July, 2011

Dear All,

The premiere screenings of In Good Time, The Piano Jazz of Marian McPartland at Maine International Film Festival were a great success. In fact In Good Time was the second in the MIFF Audience Favorite Film award, only 4 votes behind the first place film.

http://www.kjonline.com/news/m iff-pulls-in-8000-viewers_2011 -07-24.html.

I called Marian last night to tell her about In Good Time being one of MIFF's Audience Favorite films and that the film received a standing ovation at the premiere. She said she's very excited to hear all this good news. Of course this made my day. I feel honored to know Marian and thankful that she let me make a film about her.

There'll be more chances to see In Good Time in the Fall. The film will be part of MIFF in Bar Harbor on September 16 & 17. The Portland premiere is October 13 at Abromson Center, USM. There are more screenings upcoming at UNE, Bowdoin College, and other sites in Maine. Plus In Good Time was selected to be part of On Screen/In Person sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, Baltimore. I'll be at as many as 7 sites in the Mid-Atlantic states in November.

To keep up with the latest news and see some photos you can join Films by Huey Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/filmsbyhuey

My web site has been redesigned and will be up and running in a couple of weeks. http://www.filmsbyhuey.com/ For right now, DVDs are only available at screenings. Information on buying DVDs online will be announced soon.

Thanks for your support and I hope to see you at a screening.
Peace, Huey

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[johnfoyle]

18 August, 2011

To Friends and Colleagues of Marian McPartland,

I am pleased to announce that advance sale copies of the DVD of In Good Time, The Piano Jazz of Marian McPartland are now available. The DVD not only has the full film but also Special Features. These are archival camera recordings of Marian playing 3 of her own tunes in their entirety.

For right now advanced sales copies can only be handled through me with payment by check. I am still in the process of setting up online sales and that should be up and running by September. But I wanted to let those of you who are interested know that you can purchase DVDs now.

Here's how it works:

Send a reply to this e-mail with number of DVDs you wish to order, with your name and mailing address. DVDs are $29.95 each, plus $3 for shipping via first class USPS. If ordering more than 1 DVD, shipping is $3 plus $1.25 for each additional DVD. Make checks payable to Films by Huey, mail to Films by Huey, 103 Montrose Ave., Portland, ME 04103.

Please e-mail me or call 207-773-1130 if you have any questions.

Below is a schedule of in person screenings. DVDs will be available for sale at the screenings. Let me know if you would like to have a screening of In Good Time where you live and we can work together to make that happen. Please spread the word about In Good Time and the screenings. Remember as friends and colleagues of Marian, you are the film's best ambassadors.

Note these DVD sales are for private use only, that is home viewing. Please inquire about institutional sales and public performance rights.

Thanks for your support. I hope to see you at a screening.

Peace, Huey

In Good Time, The Piano Jazz of Marian McPartland
A Film by Huey. Documentary Feature, 1 hour 26 minutes

Selected for
Centerpiece Gala Film & World Premiere, Maine International Film Festival, July 19, 2011
Selected second place, Audience Favorite Film Award, MIFF
Selected for On Screen/In Person Tour, Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation

In Person Screenings, Fall 2011
Maine
September 16 or 17, 1 screening TBD, MIFF in Bar Harbor
October 13 - University of Southern Maine & USM School of Music, Abromson Center,
Portland, ME, with performances by student jazz ensembles before and after screening
October 20 - University of New England, Biddeford, ME, evening screening & class visit
October 25 - Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME, open seminar & evening screening

On Screen/In Person Tour, Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation
November 2 - 12, screenings at 7 sites
November 2, Mercyhurst College, Erie, PA
November 3, Allentown Symphony Hall, Allentown, PA
November 4, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
November 7, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ
November 9, Weinberg Center for the Arts, Frederick, MD
November 10, Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Annapolis, MD
November 12, Rehoboth Beach Film Society, Rehoboth Beach, DE

New York
December 10, Port Washington Public Library, Port Washington, NY. With special guest, Marian McPartland.
To set up a screening contact Films by Huey

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207-773-1130

[johnfoyle]

Oct. 11

In Good Time News

Dear All,
Here's the latest news on In Good Time, The Piano Jazz of Marian McPartland.

Full listing and info at http://www.filmsbyhuey.com/screenings/

Film Review
Check out this nice review of In Good Time by Tom Cunniffe,
https://jazzhistoryonline.com/Marian_McPartland.html


MPBN, Maine Public Radio, did a report on In Good Time, The Piano Jazz of Marian McPartland. It was broadcast on Maine Things Considered, 10/4/11.


http://www.mpbn.net/News/MaineNewsArchi ... fault.aspx



DVD
Is now available for sale online http://www.filmsbyhuey.com/order/
Also for sale at all screenings.

Upcoming In Person screenings

Maine
October 13 - 6:30PM Performance by USM student jazz ensemble. 7PM Screening. University of Southern Maine & USM School of Music, Hannaford Hall, Abromson Center, Portland, ME. $10 admission fee. http://cms.usm.maine.edu/music/film-premiere-good-time

October 20 - 7:30PM University of New England, Biddeford, ME, evening screening & class visit

October 25 - 4:30PM seminar for college & 7PM screening open to the public. Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME, open seminar & evening screening. Free.

November 18, at 6:30PM, November 19, & 20, at 2PM each day. The Movies at the Museum, Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME

December 4, 12:45PM, Railroad Square Cinema, Waterville, ME

Oregon
October 16, 4:45PM, Reel Music Festival 29, Northwest Film Center, Portland, OR
http://www.nwfilm.org/screenings/36/352/

Hawaii
October 24, Monday Movie Cabaret at Bambu Venue, Honolulu, HI

On Screen/In Person Tour, Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation
http://www.midatlanticarts.org/funding/ ... rrent.html
Scroll down to tour B
In person screenings at 7 venues between November 2 - 12

I hope to see you at a screening. Thanks for your support.

Peace, Huey


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207-773-1130

[Jack of All Parades]

It was announced yesterday that Ms. McPartland will not be returning as host of "Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz". Her last new show was in September of last year. Initially producers have said the new host will be Jon Weber but he is not a permanent replacement at this time. I really hope they give serious consideration to approaching EC for the permanent gig. It would be such a natural fit.

[johnfoyle]

The latest from Huey -

Dear All,

I have two more in person screenings of In Good Time, The Piano Jazz of Marian McPartland coming up:

*December 4, 12:45PM, Railroad Square Cinema, Waterville, ME, http://www.railroadsquarecinema.com/in- ... cpartland/
*December 10, 2PM, Port Washington, Public Library, Port Washington, NY with special guest Marian McPartland. http://www.pwpl.org/blog/2011/11/20/filmdiscussion-13/

Also I want to remind you that DownBeat has called In Good Time a "Must Have Jazz DVD of 2011". The DVD has Special Features as well as the complete movie. The Special Features are of Marian playing 3 of her own tunes in their entirety.
The DVD will be mailed to you in plenty of time for the Holidays and for your favorite Marian fan and jazz lover. You can order online at http://www.filmsbyhuey.com/

I hope to see you at a screening. Thanks for your support.

Peace, Huey

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DVDs, CDs, Video Production
Workshops for Students and Educators
http://www.filmsbyhuey.com/
Films by Huey
103 Montrose Ave
Portland, ME 04103
207-773-1130
huey@filmsbyhuey.com
Films by Huey on Facebook

[Jeremy Dylan]

I think I'll pick that up. See how it contrasts with the documentary I just finished.

[johnfoyle]

December 10, 2PM, Port Washington, Public Library, Port Washington, NY

Elvis put in an appearance last time this film was shown at this location. No promises....but don't say I didn't tell you!

[johnfoyle]

I finally got around to getting this. Lovely job, really tells the tale of a life. Good as it is to hear the adulatory talk it was neat to hear Elvis Costello chuckling over the fact that Ms McP. can 'swear like a docker'. The weaving together of the accounts from past 'n present to tell a sequential story has the added affect of emphasising how timeless Marion's music is. Elvis features a few times . The '09 performance of 'Our Love Is Here To Stay' isn't shown straight through which is a pity as Elvis is really worked up by the end of it, turning from the camera to compose himself.



Beside the many legends featured one new one Julian Waterfall Pollack seems well worth checking out.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdp7AU6O ... re=related

[Jack of All Parades]

Have been listening to the Piano Jazz cd with the two of them today- you can tell there exists a rapport between the two as the conversations intersperse between the songs- his performances of "Gloomy Sunday" and "The Very Thought of You" are most revealing. Will have to look for this DVD.

[the_platypus]

Have been listening to the Piano Jazz cd with the two of them today- you can tell there exists a rapport between the two as the conversations intersperse between the songs- his performances of "Gloomy Sunday" and "The Very Thought of You" are most revealing. Will have to look for this DVD.

I love that CD. I only wish it were a little longer.

[Kevin Davis]

I just got this CD earlier this week. How it had managed to pass me by for so long I'm not sure; it's right up my alley in every possible way. What a beaut.

[johnfoyle]

Dear All,
A week ago I was at the Sedona International Film Festival showing In Good Time, The Piano Jazz of Marian McPartland. Sedona is a beautiful place to show films and, of course, to get outdoors and hike in the red rocks under the bright blue skies. Here’s an interview KJZZ-FM, Phoenix, did with me while at the Festival.
http://kjzz.org/content/1202/sedona-fil ... ocumentary

March is a busy month with several screenings scheduled, starting March 13 in NYC . I’ll have DVDs with me at each screening. If you can’t make it to a screening, you can order In Good Time online at http://www.filmsbyhuey.com/films/in-good-time/

Also in March, Marian turns 94. You can visit her Facebook page and wish her happy birthday.

Here’s what an audience member from Minneapolis recently wrote me:
"Many thanks for such a wonderful film. It was informative, inspirational, well-edited and visually appealing."

And this from a review by Andrea Canter on Jazz Police:
"There are many ways a good story can be told, and here Huey seems to have melded the historical narrative of good documentary with the art of jazz itself, each commentary and musical moment spinning into a new story, moving in a new direction, yet always coming back to the core message, picking up that solidifying thread so that we are never lost, and never bored."

I hope to see you at a screening. Thanks for your support.

Peace, Huey

In Person Screenings in 2012
To set up a screening contact Films by Huey
February 16, Jazz88 Reel Jazz Film Series, Minneapolis, MN, sold out
http://www.jazzpolice.com/content/view/9979/115/
February 22, Sedona International Film Festival, Sedona, AZ
http://www.sedona.biz/arts-and-entertai ... feb-18-26/

Upcoming In Person Screenings
*March 13
National Jazz Museum of Harlem shown at Maysles Cinema
Jazz for Curious Listeners: Women In Jazz
March 13, 7 - 8:30PM
http://jazzmuseuminharlem.org/events.php
Location: Maysles Cinema, 343 Lenox Ave, between 127th & 128th St.
Donation Suggested. For more information 212-582-6050
http://www.mayslesinstitute.org/cinema/calendar.html

*March 17 & 18
Green Mountain Film Festival, Montipelier, VT
March 17, 7PM, Savoy Theater
March 18, 12:45PM, City Hall Arts Center
http://www.greenmountainfilmfestival.or ... mcpartland

*March 24
Garden State Film Festival
6PM, Chico’s House of Jazz, Asbury Park, NJ
Shown in screening block J41, http://www.gsff.org/festival-info/films-a-z/i/
Ticket link http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/227027

*March 26
7PM, Amherst Cinema, Amherst, MA
http://amherstcinema.org/films-and-events/good-time

*June 30
The Little Theater, Rochester, NY
during the Rochester Jazz Festival

More screenings to be announced.
Films by Huey
103 Montrose Ave
Portland, ME 04103
207-773-1130 office
207-415-7154 cell
huey@filmsbyhuey.com
www.filmsbyhuey.com
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[johnfoyle]

Tuesday, 24 April 2012

Dear All,

Here’s some reviews of In Good Time. One is from Leonard Maltin’s Movie Crazy web site. Maltin is a well known film critic and author who helped with some film research during production of In Good Time. He has a personal connection to Marian which he mentions in the review.
http://blogs.indiewire.com/leonardmalti ... a-jazz-doc

Another review by Douglas McDaniel is based on an interview he did with me at the Sedona Film Festival.
http://www.examiner.com/places-faces-in ... -love-huey

In Good Time looks great on the big screen but if you can’t make these screenings, you can order a DVD here. Please spread the word.

Upcoming screenings;

*May 12, 3PM Terrace Gallery, Mary Lou Williams Women In Jazz Festival, Kennedy Center, Washington, DC
Tickets: http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/ ... byear=2012
Jazz Times: http://jazztimes.com/articles/29877-mar ... -may-10-12

*June 30, 8PM, The Little Theater, Rochester, NY, sponsored by WXXI-TV during the Rochester Jazz Festival

More News: Workshop Opportunity This Weekend
This weekend, April 28 & 29, I am offering a Weekend Workshop in Video Production for beginning adults through New England Film Academy at USM, Portland. Tell NEFA that you learned about the workshop from Huey and they will give you a $100 off. To learn more go to http://www.nefilmacademy.org/adult-programs/

Thanks for your support. I hope to see you at a screening.

Peace, Huey

Films by Huey
103 Montrose Ave
Portland, ME 04103
207-773-1130 office
207-415-7154 cell
huey@filmsbyhuey.com
http://www.filmsbyhuey.com
Films by Huey on Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/filmsbyhuey

[johnfoyle]

As reported elsewhere - sad news -

http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2013 ... tw&cc=twmp


The earlier parts of this thread will tell a lot a bout how close Elvis & Ms McPartland were. The part in the film where Elvis talks about her ' swearing like a docker ' is priceless , as is her expression when she is told he had said that about her.

[bronxapostle]

VERY glad that he is on "holiday" and will most likely get to participate in any services for her. that day at Tanglewood made it VERY apparent that they were indeed quite good friends and definite musical comrades. i'm sure he is very saddened at the news of today.

[johnfoyle]

Elvis's second appearance on Piano Jazz , from 2006, is being re-aired - http://www.npr.org/2007/04/06/15046669/ ... =1&f=10002

[johnfoyle]

Films By Huey

Nov 6 at 1:50 PM

“The DVD is just terrific….a marvelous documentation of a true artist.“
Susan Stamberg, NPR on In Good Time

This Sunday, November 10 at 3:30PM, The Strand in Rockland will screen In Good Time, The Piano Jazz of Marian McPartland. I will be there to introduce the film and to take part in a Q&A with the audience after the screening. Also DVDs will be available for sale. This is the first in person screening of In Good Time since Marian passed away in August.

For more info on tickets please contact The Strand, 345 Main St., Rockland, ME
http://www.rocklandstrand.com/event/goo ... mcpartland Phone, 207-594-0070

You can see the film trailer at http://vimeo.com/15065513

I hope to see you there.

Peace, Huey

“..entertaining and empathetic..., a vivid portrait of this most unusual woman.”
Leonard Maltin’s Movie Crazy

Films By Huey
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207-773-1130
huey@filmsbyhuey.com
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[johnfoyle]

A Marion McPartland tribute in NY this weekend....I wonder if any surprise guests will turn up?

http://www.chamber-music.org/2014-natio ... nd-banquet

[johnfoyle]

Dear All,
To all fans of Marian McPartland I want to let you know about some important upcoming events.

A Memorial Concert in honor of Marian McPartland will take place on Thursday, March 20, 7:30PM, at the 92nd Street Y, NYC. This is going to be an exciting event. Many of jazz’s top performers are already lined up to perform. McPartland family members will be there as well. I am honored to take part in this event and to be able to screen clips from, In Good Time, The Piano Jazz of Marian McPartland as part of the concert.
The concert is free and open to the public. BUT you must get tickets online to reserve a seat. Here’s the link for tickets:
http://www.92y.org/Event/Remembering-Ma ... tland.aspx

There is another event in recognition of the life of Marian McPartland the following Saturday, March 22, at 5PM, at the Port Washington Public Library, Port Washington, NY. Focusing on Marian’s support of young talent, the evening will feature Jon Weber, pianist and new host of NPR's Piano Jazz with performances by young jazz performers. One young performer will receive a scholarship from the Long Island Music Hall of Fame. Again, I will be there to show clips from In Good Time. This also is a free event.

If you can’t make it to either event, DVDs of In Good Time are available on my web site
http://www.filmsbyhuey.com/films/in-good-time/

To learn more about upcoming screenings and to see photos you can visit my Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/filmsbyhuey

You can see the trailer for In Good Time here, http://vimeo.com/15065513

I hope to see you at a screening and as always I appreciate your support.

Peace, Huey

Films By Huey
103 Montrose Ave.
Portland, ME 04103
207-773-1130
huey@filmsbyhuey.com
http://www.filmsbyhuey.com
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[bronxapostle]

i got tickets...thanks king foyle! BUT I'M GONNA BRAIN YOU!!! i hate when you run an old thread with NEW info. thought i told you before: start a new thread darn it...almost missed this.

[johnfoyle]

Enjoy BA !

[bronxapostle]

i will...a free night out. i got a hunch he might not show! but, it would be nice. maybe the mrs. too and i'll finally get to see them sing together.

[bronxapostle]

i will...a free night out. i got a hunch he might not show! but, it would be nice. maybe the mrs. too and i'll finally get to see them sing together.

this hunch proved correct. NO EC! but a pleasant night honoring the woman's FINE legacy and some solid music. AND IT WAS A FREEBIE. and we did have a BIG surprise guest. Mr. TONY BENNETT sang "THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT" quite nicely. coincidentally, the only time i saw TONY was three weeks after seeing Elvis join Marian in Tanglewood and Tony at MSG Theater in September 2006