Date of Award

Summer 8-2013

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

M.F.A.

Major Professor

Racine, Robert

Second Advisor

McGowan-Hartmann, John

Third Advisor

Medina, Laura

Abstract

The Gems of Jazz is a prospective TV series that features local New Orleans Jazz musicians. The purpose of the show, created and hosted by Virgile Beddok, is to look into the lives of the people who make the New Orleans Jazz scene all that it is, and has been. This paper delves into each stage of the creative and production processes that enabled the completion of this pilot episode which features master drummer Herlin Riley as a guest.

Rights

The University of New Orleans and its agents retain the non-exclusive license to archive and make accessible this dissertation or thesis in whole or in part in all forms of media, now or hereafter known. The author retains all other ownership rights to the copyright of the thesis or dissertation.

Notes

Thesis film is under embargo until October 1, 2024.

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