Six Jazz legends gather at the Catalina Jazz club to discuss the style and personality of Miles Davis. We filmed this as research for the 2015 film, Miles Ahead, but the conversation turned out to be so compelling, we decided to release it as a standalone documentary. In many ways, Miles Davis and his contribution… Continue lendo ‘Round Miles: Six Jazz Legends Remember Miles Davis | Documentary (2022)
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Herbie Hancock: No Such Thing as a Wrong Note | MasterClass
One night on stage, jazz legend Herbie Hancock played the wrong chord. Then Miles Davis started to play. There were no jazz teachers on the South Side of Chicago, so Herbie Hancock taught himself. Now, he’s giving you the music lessons he never had. Sit down at the piano with Herbie, winner of 14 Grammys… Continue lendo Herbie Hancock: No Such Thing as a Wrong Note | MasterClass
THE MILES DAVIS QUINTET – Footprints | Live in Sweden (October 31st, 1967)
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and composer. Hancock started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. He shortly thereafter joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the post-bop… Continue lendo THE MILES DAVIS QUINTET – Footprints | Live in Sweden (October 31st, 1967)
1959 The Year that Changed Jazz | BBC 4
1959 was the seismic year jazz broke away from complex bebop music to new forms, allowing soloists unprecedented freedom to explore and express. It was also a pivotal year for America: the nation was finding its groove, enjoying undreamt-of freedom and wealth social, racial and upheavals were just around the corner and jazz was ahead… Continue lendo 1959 The Year that Changed Jazz | BBC 4
QUEBRANDO TUDO – Hermeto Pascoal documentary
Quebrando tudo ("Breaking it all") sets off from the uniquely talented Hermeto Paschoal to talk about music, creativity, and artistic education. It features rich expressions of current and historical Brazilian instruments and instrumental music, from choro ("weep") to samba, through jazz and classical instrumental music. It also features the encounter of Hermeto and Elis Regina… Continue lendo QUEBRANDO TUDO – Hermeto Pascoal documentary