A Preschool Jazz Show for PBS Kids
From the PBS press release
Based on Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band, the beloved children’s book by Emmy® Award-winning, Newbery medalist, and #1 New York Times bestselling author Kwame Alexander, the ACOUSTIC ROOSTER universe is coming to PBS KIDS. Featuring ACOUSTIC ROOSTER AND HIS BARNYARD BAND, a one-hour special, and ACOUSTIC ROOSTER: JAZZY JAMS, an upbeat new animated series of 20 shorts will introduce viewers ages 3-5 to the vibrant world of the arts, specifically jazz music, while reinforcing the importance of collaboration, creativity, and self-expression. Centred on a guitar-strumming rooster who joins the Barnyard Band of Jazz Greats, the series and special feature 24 original tracks composed by Juno Award-winning jazz musician Mark McLean, as well as special guests, including jazz icon Herbie Hancock and renowned jazz bassist Amy Shook. Co-produced with GBH Kids.
Here's a look at one of the shorts: Rooster's Old MacDonald Song. Continue scrolling to see the show design below.
Design & Motion
The look of the show is inspired by mid-century modern jazz album cover design. From the palette—based on the original inks used to print mid-century jazz album artwork—to modern-art-influenced organic forms, to a mix of flat colour fills and offset lifework, Rooster's world is alive with shape and colour. And when the music begins, the background bops along with it: hills, flowers, clouds, buildings, everything pulses to the beat. When things really start to groove, the whole world turns abstract, carrying the viewers along with the flow and beat of the music.
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