The Gravesite

A. John Graves New Blog!

John speaks his mind .....in the blogosphere. Somethimes philosophical, sometimes hilarious, never predictible!
   
 
A. John Graves The Gravesite Home Page

An introduction to John Graves, his film and television career and his life as a jazz musician in Hollywood's Golden age of the 50's 60's and 70's.
 
 
A. J. Graves

Jazz Central

Read about Graves' encounters with jazz greats such as Dave Brubeck, Anita O'Day and Erroll Garner, along with anecdotes about playing for the stars' private parties in Hollywood, and lots of photos!

 
   
Katherine Hepburn

Celebrity Stories
A myriad of famous people Graves has met and/or worked with. A personal letter from Katherine Hepburn, amusing celebrity snippets and chapters from Graves' soon to be published memoirs.

 
   
Frogray

What's New
Graves' upcoming performances, lectures and announcements.

 
   
About John Graves

About John
What an interesting life! Hitting the road at 14, a stint in vaudeville, doing comedy, playing in piano bars, and then working his way up through the networks from the bottom to the top. A decade as a professor and now a published writer!

 
   
Memoirs of John Graves

Memoirs

John's new book called...

Just Say Yes: Memoirs of a Geezer
is a remembrance of a fascinating life to be published Oct 1st, 2007.

 
   
Just Say Yes:Memoirs of a Geezer  

Book Excerpts

Read three chapters from the upcoming book

All That Jazz - encounters Duke Ellington, Mel Torme, Anita O'Day and Dave Brubeck
Life is an Ad Lib Solo - my jazz formula for living
Nureyev, Sanders, and Hepburn - dance in Australia, Tea with Hepburn

   
   
Rio Jazz CD

Books and Media Products
(available for puchase soon)
Contact Page
email John, sign up on his mailing list
Related Links
all sorts of great websites to check out - Jazz, Hollywood, Films, Academia, Philosophy and Great Literature.

 
   
Barbara Eden Golden Age TV
Graves' worked as a network executive on shows like I Dream of Jeannie, The Monkees, The Debbie Reynolds Show, Bonanza and many more......

 
   
David

Feature Films

Off to Australia to be Executive Producer for Feature Films and Television for the South Australian Film Corporation. He was executive producer for "Picnic at Hanging Rock" directed by Peter Weir.
Other Australian projects included Storm Boy, Sunday Too Far Away, and a TV feature movie, The Sound of Love.


 
   
Mauicals

Original Musicals
Graves has written three musical productions performed in Pagosa Springs, CO. The most recent, an original musical entitled An Empty Bench featured a jazz cabaret for the second half with his 3 piece ensemble and a cast of fine singers and dancers.

 
   

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