Tiburon International Film Festival

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Description: We are delighted to have Jeremy Cohen’s Violin Jazz Quartet to perform at our opening night party on Thursday, March 10, 2005 at the Corinthian Yacht Club @ 9 pm, following the screening of "Happy Hour" at Tiburon Playhouse Theater @ 7 pm. The tickets can be purchased on line or by calling (415) 789-8854.

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Jeremy Cohen’s performances of jazz and classical violin have earned him nationwide accolades and his eclectic style reflects his admiration for violinists ranging from Fritz Kreisler to Joe Venuti. A classically-trained violinist, Cohen’s teachers included Itzhak Perlman, Anne Crowden, and Daniel Kobialka. In addition to his own recordings with his ViolinJazz Quartet and Quartet San Francisco, and his work on motion picture and TV soundtracks, Cohen has performed and recorded with a wide variety of artists. On stage he was the solo violinist in Broadway productions including Forever Tango and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. He has performed as soloist with numerous symphony orchestras around the country, and has toured with the Turtle Island String Quartet, the Hot Club of San Francisco, the New York Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra and the San Francisco Symphony. Jeremy Cohen is currently Resident Artist and String Coordinator at the Henry Mancini Institute at UCLA and Guest Artist in Residence at Mills College. He is also on the faculty of the Jazz School in Berkeley, California, and is a former faculty member of the Stanford Jazz Workshop. For more information, visit www.violinjazz.com. Jeremy Cohen’s ViolinJazz Quartet is dedicated to keeping the tradition of swing era jazz violin alive and well. Performing the music of the great violinists of the golden age of Jazz, ViolinJazz has been entertaining and educating audiences throughout the United States for over twenty years.

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We are also delighted to show a documentary on the group made by two very talented filmmakers Lauren Speeth and Dan Coplan during this event:

Lauren Speeth

Lauren Speeth is the founder and principal Designer/Producer of Elfenworks which provides website, film, print, and liaison services to the musical community. Clients include virtuoso musicians and master pedagogues, symphony and community orchestras, and ensembles. In addition, Speeth works with professional and retail music organizations such as Recording Musicians Association - San Francisco, Haight-Ashbury Music, Video Artists International, and Vox Music Group. elfenworks.com® client websites have won numerous awards and have been discussed in articles in such notable periodicals as The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, and Gramophone Magazine. Her films include performances of classical and jazz musicians of the highest caliber. They are jewels of elegant simplicity and convey carefully selected shots which are seamlessly connected to the music being performed.

Dan Coplan

With a degree in Computer Science and Music, Dan left an established career in Washington, DC in 1993 to move to the west coast and attend Academy of Art College in San Francisco. While pursuing his Masters degree in Motion Pictures, Dan interned at George Lucas' visual effects company, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM). Shortly thereafter, Dan moved to Los Angeles to pursue his passion for cinematography and work with leading professionals in the industry. Outfitted with a complete set of production equipment, high end post production tools, and a work history that provides significant relevance in the work he does today, Dan offers solutions to a variety of media needs including pre-production, production, and post-production as well as compression & authoring.

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