Jazz is not only heard but also seen—read our critics’ takes on live videos and documentaries.
While their paths have crossed in different contexts over the past 27 years-they played together briefly in 1971 in Miles Davis’ band and Jack later … Read More “Jack DeJohnette & Don Alias: Talking Drummers: A Journey Of Music, Friendship And Spirit”
This warmly composed tape successfully captures the pianistic brilliance of Renee Rosnes. As framed by the sensitive eyes and ears of director-producers Daniel Berman and … Read More “Renee Rosnes: Jazz Pianist”
In The Tradition presents Giovanni Hidalgo explaining the basic conga sounds, tuning and typical conga, timbales, bongo and guiro parts for Son Montuno, Bolero, Charanga … Read More “Giovanni Hidalgo: In The Tradition”
This video produced by Stefan Grossman’s Guitar Workshop focuses on acoustic guitar arrangements by Duck Baker. Throughout, the instruction is interspersed with fascinating footage of … Read More “Duck Baker: The Music of Thelonious Monk Arranged for Fingerstyle Guitar”
“The first thing that comes to mind when listening to Bill Frisell is constant surprise,” a thoughtful voice utters behind an opening Frisell montage. “He’s … Read More “Bill Frisell: The Guitar Artistry of Bill Frisell”
Although alto saxophonist Eric Marienthal tended to get pigeon-holed as just another hot post-David Sanborn clone when he first hit the big time with Chick … Read More “Eric Marienthal: Tricks of the Trade”
This fabulous video offers some rare glimpses of Chicago blues greats in peak form, delivering the real deal with goosebump intensity. Originally aired in 1966 … Read More “: Masters Of The Blues”
This 1990 Australian film is cut from the same melodramatic cloth used by Hollywood for such jazz weepies as Young Man with a Horn. There … Read More “Miles Davis: Dingo”