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Gary Giddins is an American jazz and film critic, author, and director, best known for his longtime work with The Village Voice. Born in Brooklyn, and raised on Long Island, Giddins graduated from Grinnell College, Iowa, in 1970. After some freelance work as a music and film critic, in 1974 he started writing his column "Weather Bird" for the Village Voice, which he ended in December 2003. In 1986 Gary Giddins and John Lewis created the American Jazz Orchestra which presented concerts using a jazz repertory with musicians such as Tony Bennett.
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes | Self | 2019 |
Fire Music | Self | 2018 |
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World | Self - Critic & Biographer | 2017 |
Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music | Self | 2016 |
Sound of Redemption: The Frank Morgan Story | Self - jazz critic | 2015 |
Tab Hunter Confidential | Self | 2015 |
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band | Self | 2015 |
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood | Self - Interviewee | 2010 |
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones Documentaries | Self | 2007 |
Truth in Terms of Beauty | Self | 2007 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes | Self | 2019 |
Fire Music | Self | 2018 |
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World | Self - Critic & Biographer | 2017 |
Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music | Self | 2016 |
Sound of Redemption: The Frank Morgan Story | Self - jazz critic | 2015 |
Tab Hunter Confidential | Self | 2015 |
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band | Self | 2015 |
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood | Self - Interviewee | 2010 |
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones Documentaries | Self | 2007 |
Truth in Terms of Beauty | Self | 2007 |
Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song | Self | 2001 |
Jazz | Self / Self - music critic | 2001 |
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong | Himself | 1999 |
Saxophone Colossus | Self | 1998 |
American Masters | Self / Self - Interviewer | 1986 |
Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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American Masters | 1986 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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American Masters | 1986 |