Thanks for all the interesting replies, folks!

David McKay

On 26 May 2011 23:53, Christopher Smith <christopher.sm...@videotron.ca>wrote:

> I really enjoyed "The Universal Mind of Bill Evans" which is interview and
> demonstration. He is interviewed by his brother, who also played jazz piano,
> though not to the same level. It might be a little high-level for jazz
> newbies, though.
>
> There are some fantastic Ahmad Jamal trio videos from the 60s that are on
> YouTube, one tune per video. They were kind of precursors to modern pop
> music videos, shot in documentary fashion.
>
> If you are able to come across Billy Taylor's TV show from the late 50's
> called "This is Jazz", it is an admirable set of broadcasts, though not
> restricted to jazz piano by any means.
>
> All these suggestions are 40 years old, though. Others may have more modern
> suggestions, but I have found that mostly all you get are concert videos
> these days. Which is fine, don't get me wrong! But if you want a bit of
> background or explanation, you won't really get it.
>
> Christopher
>
>
> On Thu May 26, at ThursdayMay 26 8:57 AM, David McKay wrote:
>
> > If you are a jazz piano fan, can you suggest any dvds that would be worth
> > showing to my piano students, please?
> >
> > Thanks for any help list members can give.
> >
> > David McKay
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