In conjunction with UW Cinematheque's view-at-home presentation of the newly restored Jazz on a Summer's Day (1959), this episode of Cinematalk takes a close look at the influential concert documentary filmed at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival. In the first segment, UW Madison Film Professor Jeff Smith talks with the Cinematheque's Mike King about the cultural and historical significance of the artists who appeared at Newport and the influence of Jazz on a Summer’s Day on subsequently made concert movies. In the second segment, Cinematheque's Ben Reiser talks with his fellow SUNY Purchase classmates, filmmakers Jeff Kushner and Bob Gosse, about their Film Professor, Aram Avakian, and Avakian's contributions to Jazz on a Summer's Day.

15. JAZZ ON A SUMMER'S DAY w/Jeff Smith, Jeff Kushner, & Bob Gosse

I am a journalist with radio, print, web, and television experience at the national level as well as in both medium and small markets. My work as a reporter and producer has been aired on ABC’s Good Morning America, NPR’s All Things Considered, APM's Weekend America, and the BBC’s Americana. As a print and web journalist my work has been featured on ABCNews.com as well as NPR’s Vox Politics. My primary training is in investigative and political reporting as well as reporting and producing arts and cultural features.


Tree Hugging Artist Sculptor Sound Healing Gongster Aromatherapy Reiki Qigong-er

A UW Madison Department of Communication Arts Podcast