Jeff Goldblum — a jazz pianist as well as actor — appears with his band, The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, on Saturday in The City. (Courtesy SF Sketchfest)
on January 11, 2017 12:30 pm
Woody Allen has played an instrumental role in Jeff Goldblum’s career: He launched it by giving him a memorable cameo in 1977’s Oscar-winning “Annie Hall,” and two decades later, did the same for “The Fly,” “Jurassic Park” and “Independence Day” actor’s 20-year strong jazz project.
After learning that Goldblum (on piano) and “RoboCop” actor Peter Weller (on horns) regularly jam together in a five-piece band in Weller’s home, Allen — a part-time clarinet player as well as award-winning director — suggested they take their music to the masses.
“Woody Allen said, ‘Well, you guys should do what I do,’” Goldblum remembers. “’Have a weekly gig and make yourselves play out and about. It’ll be fun, and you’ll get better that way.’”
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