Jazz Big Bands of FitzGerald's DVD

A project in Des Plaines, IL by Michael P. Stewart
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This DVD documents the jazz big bands that have called FitzGerald's Night Club in Berwyn, IL their home. Interviews, photos, and texts.
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Backers: 27
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Funded: $1,695 of $1,200
Dates: Mar 13th -> Apr 13th (32 days)
Project By: Michael P. Stewart
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Your dedications/signed DVDs

April 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings, all. Thank you, once again, for your help in making this project successful. Your pledges are greatly appreciated. Kickstarter sends me a final contact list for mailing of the DVDs, but I'm not sure that will include your mailing address.... (Read More)

Well, all right!

April 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you, everyone, for helping this project reach its goal today! You are amazing and I very much appreciate your help and support. Also, thank you to Joe Clark and John Dorhauer who have provided their original jazz band compositions that will... (Read More)

Final Interview and Materials Gathering Completed

March 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings, all. Well... we mostly have a finished DVD! I did my final interviews this week with Bill FitzGerald (the owner of FitzGerald's) and then flew to Arizona to interview Lenny King. I have now completed all of the interviews and gathered... (Read More)

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March 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
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DVD cover and back pages (the entrapment, it's called)

March 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Tentative design for the DVD cover and back.  (Read More)

New interview

March 18th - via: kickstarter.com
The Fitz Big Bands DVD is really coming together. I interviewed the Chicagoland Big Band Jazz Society this past weekend. They were great! I now have the Lenny King interview in AZ in two weeks, then Bill Fitzgerald, and it will the just be down to... (Read More)

Some still photos from DVD

March 13th - via: kickstarter.com
These are some of the 100 photos in the gallery section of the DVD.  (Read More)

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