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ESPN Announces 20-Hour Doumentary, BASKETBALL: A LOVE STORY
by Kaitlin Milligan - Sep 5, 2018

ESPN announced today a 20-hour, 10-part documentary 'Basketball: A Love Story' from Peabody Award-winning director Dan Klores. The sweeping project, which consists of more than 60 interconnected 'short stories,' will be available across multiple ESPN platforms in a variety of viewing experiences. Klores has created a vibrant mosaic of the game, featuring 165 exclusive interviews. The cast encompasses basketball's most prominent figures, from Bob Cousy, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Dr. J, Yao Ming, Stephen Curry and Diana Taurasi, to Magic Johnson, Oscar Robertson, Bill Russell, Larry Bird, Chris Paul and Kobe Bryant. Klores' short stories explore the complex nature of love as it relates to the game and opens the window to insights and perspectives about race, politics, media, art, business, style and entertainment. The episodes will feature different narrators: Chadwick Boseman, Julianne Moore, Chris Cuomo, Ashley Judd, Michael Che, Ansel Elgort, Ahmad Rashad, Robin Quivers, Daveed Diggs, and Fisher Stevens.

Jimmy Owen to Appear at Dizzy's Coca Cola Playing from The Monk Project, 1/3-8
by Max Schwager - Jan 2, 2012

NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Ownes will appear at Dizzy's Coca Cola from January 3-8th, 2012, and will perform music from his newest album, The Monk Project. On January 5th, 2012 NEA Jazz Master and recipient of the A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Award for Jazz Advocacy discusses his career, the NEA, and his just released tribute to Monk CD -- Jimmy Owens: The Monk Project. After the discussion, Jimmy will also be available for questions and to sign copies of his new CD.