Episode 92: Jon Kanis - "All That Jazz" (1979)

Jon Kanis is an award-winning, Grammy'-nominated artist, producer and musicologist whose adventures have taken him to the farthest reaches of the globe. As a radio host and DJ he produced hundreds of weekly radio programs between 2006 and 2011 titled State Controlled Radio. Between 1999 and 2005 he co-created the world's largest music film archive with Reelin' in the Years Productions. As a musician and composer his projects include the double LP Cabalistic Dispatch with Mike Keneally (Zappa, Vai, Satriani), the Fundamentalism Is the Only Way LP with Christopher Hoffee (Truckee Brothers, The White Buffalo), and the Wall Without Me EP with Wondermints (Beach Boys, Brian Wilson). In 2014 the San Diego Book Awards honored his anthology ENCYCLOPEDIA WALKING Pop Culture & the Alchemy of Rock 'n' Roll in the category of Best Nonfiction History & Biography. After 40+ years, he adores calling San Diego home. And yet, he relishes the opportunity to cross any borderline geographic, psychological or spiritual— in order to rock your world! "All That Jazz" (1979): Director/choreographer Bob Fosse tells his life story thru the eyes of Joe Gideon, a talented, womanizing director with substance abuse issues and a bad heart. Directed by Bob Fosse. Starring Roy Scheider, Jessica Lange, Anne Reinking, and Leland Palmer.