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The night Aretha Franklin turned to opera, and saved the Grammy Awards

Post-Bulletin 16 Aug 2018
The Grammy Awards ceremony has never suffered a shortage of drama during the annual telecast. But there probably was never a more heart-stopping turn of events than on the night of Feb ... “I don’t feel well. I can’t come ... “It was amazing, amazing what she did,” said Jeff Scheftel, then the academy’s media productions director ... ———. ©2018 Los Angeles Times.
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When Aretha Franklin Sang ‘Nessun Dorma’ at the Grammys: The Story Behind the Greatest Award ...

The Daily Beast 16 Aug 2018
With only 20 minutes notice, Franklin replaced an ailing Luciano Pavarotti and, unrehearsed, stopped the show singing opera. The story behind the legendary performance ... As Jeff Scheftel, Recording Academy Media Production director, says, “I’ve done Greatest Moments shows, highlight shows for the Grammys, for MTV, VH1, CBS, a number of them ... .
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10 Best New York City Awards Show Performances, From JAY-Z to Lady Gaga

Billboard 26 Jan 2018
Concrete jungle where dream are made of, indeed. When the Grammy Awards hit New York City’s Madison Square Garden for their 60th annual edition on Sunday (Jan. 28), it’ll mark the first Big Apple-based Grammy spectacular since 2003 ... 1998 Grammy Awards ... Said Jeff Scheftel, the Recording Academy’s Media Productions Director ... JAY-Z ft ... .
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Documentary 'Welcome to Death Row' Re-Released on VOD Ahead of 'Straight Outta Compton' Premiere

IMDb 12 Aug 2015
Leigh Savidge and produced by Steve Housden & Jeff Scheftel, "Welcome to Death Row" begins with the story of the founding members of the label and artists including Suge ...
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The Making of The Chronic

LA Weekly 19 Nov 2012
Dr. Dre's seminal 1992 album, The Chronic, turns 20 next month ... It has become the most influential rap work ever made, and perhaps even the greatest -- a case made by Jeff Weiss in the post above this one. See also ... Its producers -- Jeff Scheftel, Leigh Savidge and Steve Housden -- gained unprecedented access to Harris while he was behind bars ... D-E-F ... .
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Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp: Toronto Review

The Hollywood Reporter 14 Sep 2012
share. The Bottom Line. Cult figure gets his due in entertaining, informative bio. Venue.. Toronto International Film Festival, TIFF Docs Director.. Jorge Hinojosa. Exec-producer Ice-T nods to the roots of his rap persona with Jorge Hinojosa's doc, which profiles hip-hop icon Robert Beck ... Toronto 2012 ... Portrait of a Pimp’ ... Danny Bresnik, Jeff Scheftel ... UTA ... .
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Iceberg Slim: Portrait Of A Pimp

Screen Daily 08 Sep 2012
Dir/scr. Jorge Hinojosa. U.S. 2012. 90mins. The title Portrait Of A Pimp is misleading. While the first half of first-time director Jorge Hinojosa’s look at the life of Robert Beck (a.k.a ... Portrait of a Pimp employs evocative pulp fiction animation and motion graphics ... The Story of My Life “maybe my favorite book of all time.” ... Danny Bresnik, Jeff Scheftel.
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Lindsey Buckingham to be honored with the Les Paul Award at the TEC Awards

The Examiner 09 Jan 2011
... Dylan Dresdow, Frank Serafine, Paul Lipson, Jeff Kollman and Mr ... Meyer Sound, Sennheiser and Avid are supplying state-of-the-art sound, with Video4 and Jeff Scheftel providing the evening's high-definition video presentation on 5 screens.
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Dixie Hummingbirds make Honolulu return

Star Bulletin 17 Nov 2006
Star-Bulletin staff ... This time, the Hummingbirds return with an award-winning documentary filmmaker in tow. Jeff Scheftel will film this weekend's concerts at the Honolulu Academy of Arts for a long-overdue film about the vocal group. Scheftel is a longtime writer-producer for the Grammy Awards telecasts ... » In concert. 7.30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
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Winners of the Inaugural New Orleans Media Experience Announced

PR Newswire 03 Nov 2003
The Best Documentary Feature went to Sounds of Memphis, co-directed and produced by Jeff Scheftel and co-directed by Allan Hozman.
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Shorts, Features and Special Screenings Highlight The New Orleans Media Experience

PR Newswire 20 Oct 2003
... appearances by the likes of Carrie-Anne Moss, Roger Ebert, John Waters, Patricia Arquette, Don Cheadle, Jake Gyllenhaal, Taye Diggs, Jeff Goldblum and many more ... * "Sounds of Memphis" directed by Jeff Scheftel The cast includes various artists such as Isaac Hayes, Sam Phillip.
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TV Review: the Blues

Yahoo Daily News 26 Sep 2003
 . Still, he gives you plenty to love, and you can't get mad at a guy who can gather such a plentiful bucket of blues goodies ... The stuff doesn't sound like any blues you ever heard, even if they do use the pentatonic scale ... King ... Robert Gordon, Jeff Scheftel ... B.B ... Tom Jones (), Jeff Beck (), Van Morrison (), Humphrey Lyttelton, Lonnie Donnegan, B.B.
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Mahalia let freedom sing

Chicago Sun-Times 21 Feb 2000
The majestic voice of Mahalia Jackson echoes across the decades ... Martin Luther King Jr ... She insisted that Jesus Christ was her emancipator ... Jeff Scheftel produced and directed "The Power and the Glory." ... "I was shocked that no one knew who Mahalia was, especially in her adopted hometown," Scheftel said in a phone interview from Los Angeles ... 71st St ... W ... .
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