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”
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”
“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”