Jazz Cow, The Sax Heist, and the Coltrane Code
Animated Sitcom pilot
Jazz Cow ✴︎
Jazz cow pulls together an underground band of misfits, for the heist to save his world from the manipulative powers of Dr Popps technocracy
The Time for Jazz Cow is now.
Join animation director John Lumgair and writer James Cary in bringing this animated sitcom pilot of Jazz Cow. Coming soon to Kickstarter.
The Time for Jazz Cow is now.
“Constant notifications, pinging phones, texts, snaps; be your individual self by selecting one these fake filters; Give in to the algorithm. Get the app.”
There must be a way out of this modern mess, right? RIGHT?
Take the path of least resistance…
… or join Jazz Cow, his band, and the regulars at his club, Connie Snots. These are the holdouts and they’re not going down without a fight.
The Threat
Dr Popp wants to get his hand on the artisanal bakers, street vendors, fringe theatre, and second bookshops. He wants to monetise and franchise. And get rid of the old guys playing chess in that tiny park. (Don’t they know there’s an app for that?).
This melting pot of misfits, musicians, poets, and free thinkers isn’t giving away their slice of town in a hurry. They look to their figurehead, cult hero, and the leader of the band: Jazz Cow. Think Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca.
The Resistance starts here.
Yeah. It does. Jazz is the secret sauce. It’s the magic. It’s the true expression of the independent spirit that is sublime when blended with others. It’s not the individual vs the collective, but the power of a collective of individuals.
Jazz Cow flat shares with his manager, Denzil. That’s one stressed bunk bed, as Jazz Cow insists on the top bunk. Denzil is the world’s worst manager in that he’s too nice, naïve, and doesn’t like to talk about money. And he’s easily pulled in by Dr Popp’s apps and eco-system He can’t be left alone at important moments. Fortunately, Jazz Cow doesn’t need much managing as he and his band have a residency at Connie Snots.
Why does a cow end up having to pull off a heist?
It introduces Jazz Cow (voiced by x) whose Saxophone is stolen and placed in a bank deposit box. That’s why? Dr Popp (Voiced by x) has managed to get his hands on the resistance’s secret weapon and has put it beyond use. Bash890 has been hired to make the codes unbreakable – but of course, he can’t create truly random codes because everyone improvises on a theme. JazzCow and the band use their improv skills to create distractions, crack codes, and liberate the saxophone so that it can be used to continue the resistance.
To bring Jazz Cow to life! why Kickstarter?
Over the last few years, streaming services and broadcasters have commissioned some fantastic animated sitcoms. Although we are open to conversations with broadcasters and commissioners, we are building this series from the grassroots up and want to create content that audiences will love. So we are starting with the Kickstarter.
Jazz cow’s mission
Jazz Cow has two main missions. One is to preserve the good – keep the club open and out of the hands of Dr Popp. Keeping the spirit of Jazz and improv alive.
Including all of the things that the bohemian quarter embodies, like slow food, slow chess, low tech, reading books and having actual conversations, and exchanging ideas and views with real people (and cows. Okay, Jazz Cow is the only cow, but that’s cool). Jazz Cow doesn’t like the throwaway culture, so he wants to help the local cobbler (even though this guy works with leather. Awkward. And Jazz Cow has hooves). Jazz Cow also realises that it’s not just keeping things going: it’s fighting back and spreading the word
Music is not content. It’s music. Right?
Fight fire with jazz. The Estonian Revolution was started by singing. Kids need to learn instruments. Jazz needs to be broadcast. The Resistance starts here.
Stop. Who is Dr Popp?
Dr Popp is the master of ceremonies, somewhere between Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg. He’s not writing the code (he’s got Bash890 for that), but he realises how important it is and is always two steps ahead of everyone. He doesn’t think he’s the bad guy. He’s the paternalist who is trying to make the world easier, more convenient, cheaper, and faster, with only your thumbprint needed, at a more affordable price, payable monthly and your PIN code will be sent to your phone via Text. Dr Popp has done the thinking for you – and his algorithms are there to deliver you exactly what you want at the moment you think you feel you want it. Even though it was kind of his idea.
How do the people of Poppworld feel about this takeover? Pretty good, as they keep electing Mayor Victoria Stickler who’s in Dr Popp’s pocket. She’s someone who loves to project the image of being up early, jogging, eating clean etc. She loves the attention – and wants everything clean and tidy – and regulated. She doesn’t like jazz because it’s chaotic and will probably lead to crime, or laziness, or both. Therefore, she mustn’t find out that her son, Jack, can often be found there.
What are the next steps?
Fight fire with jazz. The Estonian Revolution was started by singing. Kids need to learn instruments. Jazz needs to be broadcast. The Resistance starts here.
bud!
✴︎ Walk
In the
Park
—01.03
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Dr Popp wants to get his hand on the artisanal bakers, street vendors, fringe theatre, and second bookshops. He wants to monetise and franchise. And get rid of the old guys playing chess in that tiny park. (Don’t they know there’s an app for that?).
This melting pot of misfits, musicians, poets, and free thinkers isn’t giving away their slice of town in a hurry. They look to their figurehead, cult hero, and the leader of the band: Jazz Cow. Think Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca.
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The Time for Jazz Cow is now.
Animated Sitcom pilot