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The Godfather of Disco
By Maria Esteves – May 18, 2014
The Eighth Annual 2014 New York Dance Parade and Festival with Grand Marshals Tony Award winning tap dancer and choreographer Savion Glover, artistic director Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Urban Bush Women, Queen of House Music Barbara Tucker and DJ Hex Hector commenced Saturday, May 17, 1:00pm - 7:00pm down on Broadway and Tompkins Square Park. Presented by executive director Greg Miller, Dance Parade, Inc,, this year’s theme Be The Momentum, a ...
By Maria Esteves – May 18, 2014
The First Annual Red Bull Music Academy Festival New York 2014 (RBMANY14) LARRY LEVAN STREET PARTY with DJ artist François Kevorkian (François K), Paradise Garage former opening DJ David DePino, backup DJ Joey Llanos and special guest dance music recording artist Jocelyn Brown commenced Sunday, May 11, 2014, 12:00pm – 6:00pm on King Street, NYC, the original block of the Paradise Garage dance venue. The extraordinary historica...
By Maria Esteves – January 3, 2011
The Annual 2011 Body & Soul NYC Martin Luther King Dance Celebration will be held at the historic Webster Hall, New York, Sunday, January 16, 2011, 6:00pm - 2:00am. Presented by John Davis, JD Productions, the dynamic trio world renowned resident DJs Joaquin "Joe" Claussell, Francois “K” Kevorkian (MAESTRO documentary film), and Danny Krivit (The Godfather of Disco, MAESTRO documentary films) will showcase their slate in House, Dub, a...
By Maria Esteves - July 12, 2007 NewFest 2007: The 19th Annual New York LGBT Film Festival N.Y. Premiere THE GODFATHER OF DISCO documentary film, directed by Gene Graham was held at AMC Loews 34th St Theater, Friday, June 1, 5:45 p.m. A special Q&A immediately followed. The N.Y. Premiere after party was held at The Zipper Factory Theater Tavern, 7:30pm. I had the privilege of interviewing emerging award-winner director Gene Graham, Sunday, July 1, 1:00pm. Q: What inspired the making of ...
By Maria Esteves - December 16, 2007 Mel Cheren (January 21, 1933 - December 7, 2007), was a painter, founder of 24 Hours For Life, fiscal sponsor for LIFEbeat, CEO & Founding Partner of West End Records, and financial backer of the Paradise Garage dance venue. The documentary film of THE GODFATHER OF DISCO, directed by Gene Graham, based on Mel's autobiography "My Life and the Paradise Garage: Keep On Dancin" is the greatest historical gift from back in the day. In the 1980's...
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