Scholarly Activities
JIM GABOUR
Artist in Residence and Professor, Video Technology
Degrees earned
M. F. A., Louisiana State University
B. A., Louisiana State University
Selected Long-Form Music Productions
- Producer/Director, "Flow Living in the Stream of Music", 90-minute Grammy-nominated film/DVD, JAZZIZ/WEA Media.
- Producer/Director, "Heroes of Rock: The Fiftieth Anniversary of Rock & Roll," live awards/concert for The Recording Academy (Grammy® Awards), US.
- Producer/Director, "Norah Jones Live in New Orleans", #1 worldwide multi-platinum DVD, Blue Note/Capitol Records.
- Producer/Director, "Norah Jones Live in New Orleans", hour concert version for worldwide broadcast/cablecast, Blue Note/Capitol Records.
- Producer/Director, "Floetry Live" DVD, DreamWorks Records.
- Co-Producer/Director, "All on a Mardi Gras Day", four-hour live worldwide broadcast from Rio, Trinidad & New Orleans, BBC1/BBC2, UK.
- Producer/Director, "New Orleans Now", 4-hour music mini-series, Channel Four Television, UK.
- Producer/Director, "All Alone with the Blues", six-hour music series for worldwide home video release, Storyville/Sonet Home Video, Denmark/Sweden.
- Co-Producer/Director, "An Evening with Wynton Marsalis", hour special tribute to Louis Armstrong, Arts & Entertainment Network, US.
- Writer/Co-Producer/Director, "Deep in the Shed", performance/concept film on pianist Marcus Roberts; BMG Home Video, Pioneer LaserDisc, Bravo Network; US/UK.
Selected Short-Form Music Productions
- Producer/Director, "They Just Can't Stop", Al Green, EPK, Blue Note/Capitol.
- Producer/Director "It's Getting Late", Floetry, DreamWorks Records
- Director, “Brown-Eyed Girl”, Steel Pulse, Atlantic.
- Director, Buckwheat Zydeco EPK, Atlantic.
- Director of Photography, James Taylor EPK, Columbia/Sony
- Director, "Cajun Moon", Randy Crawford, Atlantic/Warner Germany.
- Director, "The Grand Encounter" EPK, Dianne Reeves, Blue Note.
- Director, "Shining Star" & "Shining Star (Julio Mix)", The Jazzhole, Bluemoon/Atlantic.
- Director, "Jamaica Man", Dancehall Divas, Mesa/Atlantic.
- Director, "Forward Motion", The Jazzhole, Bluemoon/Atlantic.
Work in Collections
- JVC World Anthology of Music & Dance DV Rack, Tokyo, Japan
- BBC Worldwide Library, London, UK
- Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, Ohio, US
- The Experience Music Project, Seattle, Wash., US
- Tulane University Jazz Archives, New Orleans, La. US
Awards/Nominations
Best Music Video: Longform
2007 Grammy Nomination - For Best Longform Music Video "Flow: Living in the Stream of Music," Terence Blanchard. Director.
"Shining Star", The Jazzhole. Silver Medal, Director. Worldfest/The Houston International Film Festival
Best Music Video: R&B/Club/Rap
"Tip of the Iceberg," Ice T & Black Uhuru. Bronze Medal, Director. International Film & Television Festival of New York.
Best Music Video: R&B
"How 'Bout Us", Betty Wright & Grayson Hugh. Gold Medal/Grand Award Finalist, Director. International Film & Television Festival of New York.
Best Director, Music Special or Series
"Deep in the Shed," Marcus Roberts. ACE Nomination, Director. National Academy of Cable Programming.
Best Music Special
"Deep in the Shed", Marcus Roberts. ACE nomination, Writer/Director. National Academy of Cable Programming.
Best Music Series
"Friday Night Jazz." ACE Nomination, Director 4 shows. National Academy of Cable Programming.
Best Music Series
"Music City." ACE winner, three years. Producer/Director. National Academy of Cable Programming/National Cable Television Association.
Best Music Special
"All Alone with the Blues." ACE winner, Producer/Director. National Academy of Cable Programming/National Cable Television Association.
Best Performing Arts Series
"Music City." Gold Medal, Producer/Director. National Federation of Local Cable Programmers.
Best Music Special
"An Evening of Billie Holiday." ACE winner, Producer/Director. National Academy of Cable Programming/National Cable Television Association.
Industry Participation
- Mardi Gras Film Festival: Founder, Executive Director
- National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences: Member; National Committee Member; Master Class Presenter, National Grammy in the Schools Program
- National Academy of Cable Programming: Member, ACE Award Jury
- International Film & Television Festival of New York, Jury Chairman
- International Broadcasters Conference: Featured Director/Master Class Presenter, Amsterdam
- National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences: Member