Mike Mainieri Movies
- 2008
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Art Blakey and Mike Mainieri from Seventh Avenue South captures a 1982 New York City appearance by the famed jazz musicians. The Jazz Messengers are augmented in this appearance by Wynton and Branford Marsalis. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- Starring:
- Art Blakey, Mike Mainieri, (more)
- 2008
Europafest: Jazz Highlights travels not to a musical event christened 'Europafest' (as might be expected from the title), but to the Days of Jazz festival in Stuttgart, Germany, where jazz musicians who hail from a host of backgrounds and musical subgenres perform before festival audiences. Represented here are the free jazz/avant garde jazz strains of the late Sun-Ra; the post-bop/contemporary jazz of the late Michel Petrucciani; the hard bop of Archie Shepp; and much more. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
- Starring:
- Mike Mainieri, Steve Smith, (more)
The jazz band Steps Ahead perform live at Copenhagen's Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in this release from Storyville DVD. Part of the Jazz Legends series, Steps Ahead: Copenhagen Live includes renditions of such songs as "Islands," "Skyward Bound," "Northern Cross," "Duo (in Two Parts)," "Both Sides of the Coin," and three others. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi
- Starring:
- Mike Mainieri, Michael Brecker, (more)
- 1986
Five of the leading lights of contemporary jazz fusion -- Michael Brecker on sax, Mike Stern on guitar, Mike Mainieri on vibraphone and keyboard, Daryl Jones on bass, and Steve Smith on drums -- pool their talents in the supergroup Steps Ahead. This home video release captures the band on stage during a rare concert tour of Japan in 1986; the group performs 12 songs, including "Beirut," "Safari," "Trains," "Sumo," and "In a Sentimental Mood." ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- 1982
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Renowned jazz vibraphonist Mike Mainieri of the band Steps Ahead performs a concert in this release from Music Video Distributors. Jazz Legends: Mike Mainieri - Live at the Village Vanguard includes a total of three numbers by Mainieri as well as a five-song set by Richie Cole. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi
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The documentary Lionel Hampton: Jazz Legend: King of the Vibes documents the career of the jazz musician who popularized the vibraphone. His career spanned over a half-century. The documentary contains film of the performer and still photographs that help cover eras for which no motion film exists. Among the celebrities that can be seen performing with Hampton are Gene Krupa, Benny Goodman, and Betty Carter. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- Starring:
- Mike Mainieri, Steve Smith, (more)
