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David Drazin - PO Box 6442 - Evanston, IL 60204-6442 carseymour@aol.com Here are some
upcoming events where Dave is performing.
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Upcoming
Performance
May May 30 7:30 p.m., TRAMP, TRAMP,
TRAMP (1926, dir. Harry Edwards, starring Harry Langdon, with Joan Crawford),
Wilmette
Theatre, 1122 Central Avenue, Wilmette, IL 60091, 847-251-7424,
www.wilmettetheatre.com,
piano accompaniment by David Drazin.
June
June 27-29, 11th annual Broncho Billy Silent Film Festival, Niles Film Museum (www.nilesfilmmuseum.org), 37417 Niles Boulevard 94536, Fremont, CA, 510-494-1411, www.nilesfilmmuseum.org. For the third year in a row, Dave will play piano accompaniment for the Festival in the historic district of Niles. The BBSFF will be the last weekend in June ( 27, 28 & 29). The theme this year is a look at the Motion Picture Patents Companies. The Motion Picture Patents Company was formed on December 18, 1908, when members of ten companies signed contracts creating the organization. Seven of those companies Edison, Essanay, Vitagraph, Biograph, Lubin, Selig and Kalem were American companies in active production. To celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of this pioneering organization, which transformed the movie industry from a novelty into a major entertainment medium and a giant industry, the festival presents a program of the best films they could find from each of the producers, courtesy of Library of Congress, George Eastman House, British Film Institute, Film Preservation Associates and UCLA Film and Television Archive.July July 12 (7:00 p.m.) and July 13 (11:00 a.m.) PETER PAN (1924, dir. Herbert Brenon, starring Betty Bronson), Wilmette Theatre, 1122 Central Avenue, h 60091, 847-251-7424, www.wilmettetheatre.com, piano accompaniment by David Drazin. August
September
October
Plus two not-so-live accompaniments:
Dave's DVD & TV releases: Turner Classic Movies, THE BUSHER (1919, dir. Jerome Storm, starring Charles Ray, Colleen Moore, John Gilbert, piano accompaniment soundtrack by David Drazin, broadcast at 12:15 a.m. EDT Sunday, October 14, www.turnerclassicmovies.com for further info. One of four baseball silent films to be screened that evening from the Kino release "Reel Baseball." VCI Entertainment, WEISS-O-RAMA,
(silent-film comedies from Kit Parker Films, 1925, 1927, 1928), www.vcientertainment.com,
2-DVD set, piano accompaniment soundtracks by Philip Carli and David Drazin.
We're happy to announce that Dave
has been chosen to be included in the 2006 60th diamond anniversary edition
of Marquis "Who's Who in America." Who's Who profiles the careers of a
select group of men and women from all significant fields of endeavor -
from business and politics to healthcare and science to entertainment and
the arts.
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Articles Fayetteville, NC Observer newspaper features an article about Dave's performance at the Sunrise Theater, Southern Pines, North Carolina.: http://www.FayObserver.com/article?id=258519. Adventures
of a Pordenone Silent Film Fest Guest Pianist
The Sounds of Silents - review of Dave's work in Evanston Review from Pioneer Press (August 5, 2004). Cineblog
March 29, 2003 Entry: David Drazin Interview with Greg Dunlap.
MilestonesFilms.com White Thunder - review of new film about early filmmaker Varick Frissell. Bonus mention of several films made by Frissell, two of them with music by David Drazin. Movies Without Malls - review in Evanston Review from Pioneer Press (January 8, 2004) mentions Dave. Lights,
Keaton, 'Cameraman' - Evanston Review article (April 8, 2004) mentions
Dave.
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