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Roy Gerson
Roy Gerson is an American jazz pianist. He appeared in the movies '' The Cotton Club'', ''Crimes and Misdemeanors'', and ''The Mirror Has Two Faces'' and '' The Associate''. Gerson released '' That Gerson Person'' in 1991 and '' Gerson Swings Disney'' in 2001. Gerson's song "If I Had You" appeared in the 1999 film ''Eyes Wide Shut''. Gerson was also involved in the production of the soundtrack for the film. Gerson and his band the Roy Gerson Swingtet performed live in jazz clubs in Manhattan, New York during the 1990s at venues such as the Village Gate, Blue Note, Tavern on the Green, and played for two years at Zanzibar Zanzibar (; ; ) is an insular semi-autonomous province which united with Tanganyika in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania. It is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the mainland, and consists of many small islands .... References American jazz pianists American male pianists Year of birth missing (living people) Place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cotton Club (film)
''The Cotton Club'' is a 1984 American crime drama film co-written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and based on James Haskins' 1977 book of the same name. The story centers on the Cotton Club, a Harlem jazz club in the 1930s. The film stars Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Diane Lane and Lonette McKee, with Bob Hoskins, James Remar, Nicolas Cage, Allen Garfield, Gwen Verdon, Fred Gwynne and Laurence Fishburne in supporting roles. The film was noted for its over-budget production costs, and took a total of five years to make. Despite being a disappointment at the box-office, the film received generally positive reviews and was nominated for several awards, including Golden Globes for Best Director and Best Picture (Drama) and Oscars for Best Art Direction ( Richard Sylbert, George Gaines) and Best Film Editing. Plot A musician named Dixie Dwyer begins working with mobsters to advance his career but falls in love with Vera Cicero, the girlfriend of Jewish-American organized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |