Jazz is not only heard but also seen—read our critics’ takes on live videos and documentaries.
During a freewheeling half-hour interview that serves as a bonus feature on this DVD, Miles Davis is asked a number of questions regarding the controversy … Read More “Miles Davis: That’s What Happened: Live in Germany 1987”
While peers and critics have no qualms about equating her with Ella, Sarah and Billie, Anita O’Day’s passing in 2006 at age 87 was met … Read More “Anita O’Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer”
Video of late trumpeter from 1981 showcases his remarkable chops and musicality.
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”
