Educational Films Available for International Jazz Day

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H-Afro-Am Educational Films Available for International Jazz Day

Discussion published by Roselly Torres on Tuesday, March 30, 2021

To mark this year’s International Jazz Day, we are happy to share our collection of films that explore the invaluable contribution of black artists to music history!

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Citation: Roselly Torres. Educational Films Available for International Jazz Day. H-Afro-Am. 03-30-2021. https://networks.h-net.org/node/2606/discussions/7501643/educational-films-available-international-jazz-day Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. 1 H-Afro-Am

Gustavo Paredes, 1985, 59 mins

This film is an odyssey through the eyes, words and music of individuals who pioneered Afro-Cuban music in the United States. The video offers a rich overview of a wide number of musical styles from "Cubop" to Salsa, Big Band to jazz, and of musicians from Chano Ponzo to Tito Puente and Desi Arnaz to Johnny Colon. It examines the significant role of women performers and contains interviews with Mario Bauza and Dizzy Gillespie as they reveal the parallel course of jazz with the "latin sound".

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Watch trailer: http://vimeo.com/362838888

Inside Out in the Open

Alan Roth, 2001, 60 mins

INSIDE OUT IN THE OPEN focuses on the revolutionary, avant-garde developments in Jazz that evolved in the early 1960's, expanding the boundaries in rhythm, sound, harmonics, and collective improvisation with an expansive openness and deep emotion. It's a tradition that continues to this day, still filled with creative energy and affecting newer and younger listeners. The only voices in this film are of the musicians themselves, speaking about creating music, influences, memories of the 60's and more. Features performances and interviews with Reggie Workman, Roswell Rudd, John Tchicai and Baikida Carroll plus many other notable Jazz performers. An important contribution to the history of Jazz.

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Watch trailer: http://vimeo.com/362839973

Cruisin' J-town

Duane Kubo, 1974, 24 mins

This is the story of the formation of the popular jazz fusion band, Hiroshima, in the late 70s. The musicians reflect on their culture, musical influences, and the political movements of the 1960's out of which Asian American music emerged.

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Nas: Time Is Illmatic

One9 & Erik Parker, 2014, 74 mins

Twenty years after the release of Nas’s groundbreaking debut album ‘Illmatic,’ NAS: TIME IS ILLMATIC takes us into the heart of his creative process. Returning to his childhood home in Queensbridge, Nas shares stories of his upbringing, his influences — from the music of his jazz musician father Olu Dara to the burgeoning hip-hop scene in New York City — and the obstacles he faced before his major label signing at age 20. Featuring interviews with his ‘Illmatic’ producers (Large Professor, Pete Rock, Q-Tip, L.E.S., and DJ Premier) and musical peers (including Pharrell Williams and Alicia Keys), NAS: TIME IS ILLMATIC is a thrilling account of Nas’s evolution from a young street poet to a visionary MC.

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Watch trailer: http://vimeo.com/104816206

The World Saxophone Quartet

Barbara McCullough, 1980, 5 mins

A glance at an innovative quartet of jazz saxophonists, Hamiet Bluiet, Oliver Lake, Julius Hemphill, and David Murray, both in concert and conversation.

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