"Sure Proud You All Could Come": West Texas Jazz at 50
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Documentary celebrates heroes & music of the West Texas Jazz Party, longest running US jazz party held in Odessa and Midland Texas.
Backers: 30
Average Pledge Per Backer: $118
Funded: $3,542 of $20,000
Dates: Jan 13th -> Feb 12th (30 days)
Project By: David Leonnig
Backers: 30
Average Pledge Per Backer: $118
Funded: $3,542 of $20,000
Dates: Jan 13th -> Feb 12th (30 days)
Project By: David Leonnig
$3,542
current pledge level
Last Updated: February 12 @ 10:02 -0500 GMT
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of goal
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Music for Everyone: Ed Polcer, Cornet at Odessa Jazz Party -1995 
February 11th - via: kickstarter.com
This is a copy of a radio program (KXWT/KRTS) highlighting music from the West Texas Jazz Party in 1995 and featuring the Cornetist Ed Polcer. Polcer was an early musician at the jazz parties (he came in the tenth year - 1975) and attended parties... (Read More)
Recognition - Still A Part of the Documentary
February 11th - via: kickstarter.com
It would be miraculous if the Kickstarter funds today. However, everyone who has contributed to this project will be recognized in the final version of the documentary as supporters as if the Kickstarter had funded. Many of you were early adopters,... (Read More)
West Texas Jazz from the Vaults - February 10, 2016 - Joe Ascione - Jake Hanna
February 10th - via: kickstarter.com
The program of music from the West Texas Jazz Party that airs tonight in Marfa, Texas on Marfa Public Radio.... (Read More)
Music and Videos for You - Enjoy!
February 10th - via: kickstarter.com
I had hoped there would be a lot of people on the Kickstarter bandwagon to share music and videos with during the West Texas Jazz Party documentary's development. Despite the low turnout for the Kickstarter, building these videos and processing this... (Read More)
The Faces of the West Texas Jazz Party Documentary
February 9th - via: kickstarter.com
A look at the people who tell the story of the West Texas Jazz Parties over 50 years. Reading from left to right, top to bottom: Ken Peplowski; Johnny Varro; Rebecca Kilgore; Bobbie Crues (1935-2015); Dan Barrett; Dean Baker; Randy Sandke (inset... (Read More)
Changes to Rewards Page - Hand Pulled Etchings
February 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Added two wrinkles to the Rewards section for the Kickstarter: 1) I added a level at $150 for contributors to get one of the hand-pulled etchings by my printmaker sister, Barbara Mason. 2) Since no one had donated at the original level, I reduced the... (Read More)
Remember the Music When You Wake Up & Smell the Coffee
February 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
It's a privilege to be working on this documentary, because of the music and also because of the great graphical resources available to me. Since we have so many pictures and memorabilia from past events, I have unlimited ideas presented to me. These... (Read More)
What is a Natural?
January 26th - via: kickstarter.com
The Wisdom Group and Malcolm Gladwell have already mined this idea, but my research contains a twist. I have been listening to a lot of recorded live music in preparing a documentary, and the rule of 10,ooo hours for proficiency seems a very clear... (Read More)
Promotional Banner for Facebook To Promote Documentary
January 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Sure Proud You All Could Come...The West Texas Jazz Party at 50 Looking for new ways to introduce potential contributors to the documentary project. This time, banner advertising on Facebook to the Southwestern U.S. to invite people to view the... (Read More)
Part of Where Your Pledge Will Go
January 25th - via: kickstarter.com
This is part of the process of preparing a thousand or so images for the documentary. The images of Bob Wilber and Ruby Braff (color-corrected in the foreground) have yellowed from storage over 37 years, and they require minutes of work to bring the... (Read More)
The $1,500 Premium is a Work of Art - Actually Three of Them
January 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Barbara Mason (who is also my sister) has donated the hand-pulled prints of original artwork about the party to anyone (up to 10) who donates at the $1500 level. A sample of her work is below. Variance - Original Print ©Barbara Mason 2015 I will... (Read More)
The Picture That Always Makes Me Laugh
January 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
This photo is from the Midland Jazz Classic in the late '80s or early '90s. Despite having looked at it a hundred times, I still chuckle. Everything about it says posed, but I just can't imagine them spending much time on this in the hubbub of the... (Read More)
More to see, more to hear, more to enjoy
January 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks for being on my Kickstarter page, and for your interest in this project. The support to date has been gratifying, and the comments have been very uplifting. The link below will take you to a series of videos about the West Texas Jazz Party... (Read More)
Just added this to the FAQs for the Kickstarter
January 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Had a great question about a video I posted for the Kickstarter campaign. This is not the Kickstarter video, but when I posted it (and when I created it), I left the songwriters out. The performers names are in the video, but not credited. Since... (Read More)
The History of Jazz Came to West Texas: But it didn't start here...
January 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Texan Jazz by Dave Oliphant One of my good new friends is Dave Oliphant, a poet and prose writer from Beaumont, Texas, who wrote a book called Texan Jazz. As a Texas jazz history expert, Dave will be in the documentary. He was also one of the first... (Read More)
Even when oil is cheap, the Jazz Party has endured
January 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Odessa Jazz Party 1983 Program cover The price of crude oil in Odessa and Midland, Texas has been like a jumping bean for the past 50 years, but through it all, there has always been a Jazz Party. Even when there is a bust, the music flows... (Read More)
Jazz Party Fan Dan Black Remembers Late Night Music
January 18th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 Thanks to our funders, memories from the Jazz Party like this one are included throughout the documentary. (Read More)
Kickstarter fund helps filmmaker to celebrate West Texas Jazz
January 17th - via: mrt.com
To celebrate a half-century of music appreciation and concerts in the Permian Basin, David Leonnig is taking a closer look at the organization's history in his documentary "Sure Proud You All Could Come: West Texas Jazz at 50." (Read More)
Scheduled at the WT Jazz Party May 20-22, 2016 AND featured in the project "Sure Proud You All Could Come..."
January 16th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 (Read More)
Coverage from the Midland Reporter Telegram
January 16th - via: kickstarter.com
From a stort online January 15 at the Midland Reporter Telegram online Thanks for your interest in and support of completing the documentary for the Jazz Party in Odessa May 20-22, 2016! (Read More)
I have started a Frequently Asked Questions section.
January 13th - via: kickstarter.com
There are many questions that I can answer about the project, and because of its thousands of moving pieces, I simplified much of the story. However, because you are a backer or potential backer of the project, I welcome any questions you may have.... (Read More)
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