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Direcor: Shirley Clarke
Language: English, Hebrew subtitles
The Connection Shirley Clarke made a splash—and ignited a landmark censorship case—with her controversial feature debut, an innovative adaptation of Jack Gelber’s off-Broadway play in which the line between documentary and narrative breaks down as a group of junkie jazz musicians crawl the walls while waiting for their next fix. With its restlessly kinetic camerawork, flavorful Beat dialogue, and cool jazz score by pianist Freddie Redd, THE CONNECTION is a groundbreaking depiction of drug addiction and one of the most vital and influential works of the American independent film movement. The screening will be preceded by a short talk by...
France / 2024 / Length: 120
Direcor: David Hertzog Dessites
Language: French, Hebrew subtitles
The Windmills of His Mind Jazz is Paris, and Paris is jazz, as Malcolm McLaren once observed. So we will open the festival this year with a Parisian composer who had jazz running through his veins - the greatest of French soundtrack composers, Michel Legrand (1932 - 2019). A virtuoso pianist, arranger, conductor, and composer, Legrand was one of the first European musicians to collaborate with American jazz giants like Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz and Bill Evans in the 1950s. Over the years, his songs have been performed by iconic artists such as Frank Sinatra, Tony...
France / 2024 / Length: 120
Direcor: David Hertzog Dessites
Language: French, Hebrew subtitles
The Windmills of His Mind Jazz is Paris, and Paris is jazz, as Malcolm McLaren once observed. So we will open the festival this year with a Parisian composer who had jazz running through his veins - the greatest of French soundtrack composers, Michel Legrand (1932 - 2019). A virtuoso pianist, arranger, conductor, and composer, Legrand was one of the first European musicians to collaborate with American jazz giants like Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz and Bill Evans in the 1950s. Over the years, his songs have been performed by iconic artists such as Frank Sinatra, Tony...
Direcor: Sam Pollard, Ben Shapiro
Language: English, Hebrew subtitles
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes This profound and expansive documentary explores the life, the music and the stunningly diverse seven-decade career of legendary jazz drummer and composer, bebop pioneer and activist Max Roach. His creative peaks, personal struggles and re-inventions from the Jim Crow to Civil Rights eras, from heady days of post-war jazz to hip hop and beyond.
Perpetuum Disco Live Apropos jazz… Behold the massive psycho disco fever of Perpetuum Disco: Ram Gabay on drums, Maya Dunietz on the Roland Juno-60 analog synthesizer. A live show like no other. Approx. 35 minutes No Ticket Necessary, Free Entrance