Magnolia Pictures has taken all U.S. rights to Alex de la Iglesia’s “Sad Trumpet Ballad,” one of Spain’s flagship productions for 2010. Mikado has bought Italian rights and joined “Ballad” as an ...

Based in Southern California, trumpeter Nate Birkey has been affiliated with both the mainstream and avant-garde scenes since he finished his studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

There is a mystical quality to Nate Birkey that manifests itself in both his vocals and Trumpet style. Birkey has been compared to both Miles Davis and Chet Baker, and his playing has more than a ...