You will never look at Jazz, Art and Life the same way again.
"Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense" explores the music and divergent influences that are shaping the present world of jazz through interviews, performance footage, and the voices of the musicians themselves. This documentary presents not just a history, but a vibrant trip through the clubs, festivals, and lives of a new generation of jazz musicians. From Hip-Hop to Be-Bop, from jam band to free form, the music continues to grow and shape itself in ways as varied as the musicians who play it.(96 minutes in Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, 2010)
Featuring the musicians: Marco Benevento, Terence Blanchard, Anat Cohen, Avishai Cohen Trio, Ravi Coltrane, daKAH, Bill Frisell, Robert Glasper, Russell Gunn, Herbie Hancock, Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Medeski Martin & Wood, Nicholas Payton, Tineke Postma, Dianne Reeeves, John Scofield, Wayne Shorter, Skerik, Esperanza Spalding, and many more ...
Special DVD Bonus Features (are 74 minutes long and) include: "Icons' First Frames: Living Daylights Mardi Gras Party, 2002"; 5 Performances featuring: Donald Harrison, Jr. Quartet, Matthew Shipp, Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band, The Roy Hargrove Quintet, and Bugge Wesseltoft; And in-depth profiles of Jazzreach, Earshot Jazz, and Jazz Foundation of America; Plus a production slide show.
The DVD for sale is a film version of the four epidsodes of "Icons Among Us" airing now on The Documentary Channel. A DVD set that contains all four episodes is not yet available.
This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 15 June, 2010.
