Briefs: French national museums masterpieces exhibition extended

The exhibition Masterpieces of Painting from the French National Museums has been extended to 14 September, in order to enable more viewers to see the twelve masterpieces on loan from the Musée du Louvre, Château de Versailles, Musée d’Orsay and Centre Pompidou, which are currently on display at the Macao Museum of Art (MAM). The featured paintings were created by 12 of the most famous artists in history, including Picasso, Monet and Renoir. Some of them are being exhibited in Greater China for the first time.

Scorsese’s Studio City film features DiCaprio, Pitt
and De Niro

Hollywood stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Robert De Niro have been recruited by Martin Scorsese to act in a short film that will be used for a campaign to promote Melco-Crown Entertainment’s Studio City resort.  According to the Daily Telegraph, Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese gathered the actors in New York City to shoot the film. DiCaprio and De Niro have previously acted in some of Scorsese’s best known movies but it is the first time that Pitt has worked with Scorsese, and the first time the trio have worked together.

Christian McBride  makes his debut in Macau

American jazz bassist Christian McBride, alongside his Big Band, made his local debut yesterday. Filling the Macau Cultural Center’s grand auditorium with refreshing jazz melodies, his appreciative audience was particularly thrilled by McBride’s set list, which included jazz standards and his own compositions, said CCM in a statement. McBride is considered “a powerful force” in the contemporary jazz world, having won a Grammy in 2011 with “The Good Feeling,” an album featuring different arrangements of jazz tunes alongside original works.  Born in Philadelphia, the musician was influenced by his father and uncle, both well-known bassists in the region. His love for jazz blossomed while he was studying classical music. Over the last 20 years, McBride has played and collaborated in more than 300 recordings, and has performed in numerous musical settings.