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Icons Among Us
Jazz is a living thing, a conversation between musicians and each other as well as musicians and the audience. By combining rare archival stills, interviews with 75 jazz artists and live recordings culled from 25 hours of concerts, Icons Among Us is a dynamic and engaging document of many of the greatest jazz musicians of today. Subtitled Jazz in the Present Tense, it contains interviews and performances from the likes of Herbie Hancock, Terence Blanchard, Ravi Coltrane, Medeski Martin & Wood, the Bad Plus, and many others. Capturing the spontaneity of performers who have an intimate knowledge of their instruments and a full knowledge of jazz history, the movie—created from four episodes of a cable and satellite TV series—shows how something like the same simple riff can become something completely different in the hands of different musicians. The dialog between older and younger generations of music takes place with words, of course, but also with music. Anyone from diehard fans to interested novices and those interested in the origins of creativity will find something to take home with them. Like the music itself, Icons Among Us is fresh and constantly surprising, with a spirit and energy that innovates even as it recycles. Directors Lars Larson, Peter J. Vogt, and Michael Rivoira, and executive producer John Comerford expected to attend
Following the film, join filmmakers and musicians at Neumos for a live performance from daKAH Hip Hop Chamber Orchestra and special guests.
The daKAH Chamber Hip Hop Orchestra is a powerful riff on the 60-piece arrangement that has made its mark on music cities around the country. This touring configuration of 22 members includes strings, horns, a banging rhythm section, guitar, DJ, and MCs. It’s appearance in Seattle is a direct result of its presence in the SIFF World Premiere of Icons Among Us. The feature length version of this four hour television film series features unseen footage and connects directly to spirit and vision of the music created by daKAH.
Tickets available through TicketsWest
Sponsors:
KEXP 90.3 Seattle, Silver Platters
Cast & Crew
Director: Lars Larson, Michael Rivoira, Peter J. Vogt
Producer: John W. Comerford, Theo N. Ianuly
Editor: Kristian R. Hill, Peter J. Vogt, David Ilama
Screenwriter: Peter J. Vogt, Kristian R. Hill, Michael Rivoira
Cinematographer: Lars Larson
Principal Cast: Featuring: Ravi Coltrane, Medeski, Martin, and Wood, Bill Frisell, Robin Kelly, Living Daylights
Filmography: Debut Feature Film
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Bad movie, Jun 22, 2009
By Slavik Krassovsky
“The movie fails, i find it unwatchable. It's a collection of rather disjoint albeit well filmed from the technical perspective recordings of modern jazz artists intermixed with incoherent mumblings of these musicians. There is nothing more. ”
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Great Movie!, Nov 16, 2009
By John W. Comerford
“Man, I cannot disagree more with the individual who wrote the other review for this film page. Yes I made the film and yes I love it because I made it but to label these musicians as incoherent is nothing short of miserable. Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Wynton Marsalis (three of the "biggest”
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