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‘Birdman,’‘Whiplash’ Get a Punch From Jazz
It might be America’s most indigenous art form, but jazz has been dying on the vine for many years, accounting for just a miniscule fraction of music sales in the marketplace, and lacking the kind of...
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Antonio Sanchez ‘Saddened’ That Oscar Nixes ‘Birdman’ Score
Composer Antonio Sanchez on Tuesday said he is saddened and disappointed that Oscar’s music branch disqualified his score for “Birdman,” and that the Academy has upheld that decision in an appeal. In a...
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Antonio Sanchez Brings ‘Birdman’ Score to Life at the Theatre at Ace Hotel
A near-capacity crowd packed the Theatre at Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday night to watch Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s “Birdman” with live musical accompaniment courtesy of the film’s...
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Pat Metheny Brings Expansive Range to Detroit Jazz Fest
Guitarist Pat Metheny, the artist-in-residence for the 36th annual Detroit Jazz Festival (Sept. 4-7), has never come across as your typical jazzman. With a sartorial style more Topanga Canyon than New...
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Antonio Sanchez Redeemed as Discovery Nominee for World Soundtrack Awards
Jazz musician Antonio Sanchez might have been deemed ineligible by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for his drum score for “Birdman,” but he’s been picked as one of the five Discovery of...
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Michael Giacchino Wins Composer of the Year at World Soundtrack Awards
Ten years after he won Discovery of the Year at the World Soundtrack Awards, Michael Giacchino took the film music ceremony’s top prize — Composer of the Year — at the event’s 15th annual edition in...
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Grammys: Following Oscar Snub, ‘Birdman’ Composer Antonio Sanchez Can Finally...
Antonio Sanchez won a Grammy for his "Birdman" score Monday, a little over a year after it was disqualified by the film Academy.
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