Mark Landsman - Director of THUNDER SOUL (2011)

Reelblack had a chance to chat briefly with filmmaker MARK LANDSMAN. The AFI grad's award winning debut feature, THUNDER SOUL, is an amazing tribute to Prof. Johnson and the Kashmere Stage Band. Roadside Attractions will release THUNDER SOUL in theatres September 23, 2011. Presented by Jamie Foxx.
Most fans of classic soul and funk don't spend much time listening to high school bands, but mention the Kashmere Stage Band and they'll sit up and take notice. In the 1970s, the jazz band at Houston, Texas's Kashmere High School was one of the best in the nation, and even scored regional hits with their recordings. Comprised of students from one of Houston's roughest neighborhoods, the Kashmere Stage Band was the brainchild of Conrad O. Johnson Sr., the school's band director who replaced the band's staid repertoire with a mix of lively jazz and funk tunes and current R&B favorites, and instilled a powerful work ethic in his students that turned the ensemble into award winners.
www.thundersoulmovie.com Kashmere Satge Band music available on Stones Throw records.
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