Avant Garde Jazz Movies

  • 1986
    Ornette: Made in America

    Ornette: Made in America

    Ornette: Made in America

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    Shirley Clarke's frenetic documentary about multi-talented musician Ornette Coleman.

    Ornette: Made in America
  • 2021
    Fire Music

    Fire Music

    Fire Music

    72021HD

    Although the free jazz movement of the 1960s and '70s was much maligned in some jazz circles, its pioneers - brilliant talents like Ornette Coleman,...

    Fire Music
  • 1959
    The Cry of Jazz

    The Cry of Jazz

    The Cry of Jazz

    5.91959HD

    Filmed in Chicago & finished in 1959, The Cry of Jazz is filmmaker, composer and arranger Edward O. Bland's polemical essay on the politics of...

    The Cry of Jazz
  • 2018
    Milford Graves Full Mantis

    Milford Graves Full Mantis

    Milford Graves Full Mantis

    6.82018HD

    Weaving blistering performance footage from Europe, Japan, and the U.S. with a sublimely restrained, intimate glimpse into a world-renowned jazz...

    Milford Graves Full Mantis
  • 1970
    Sonny Sharrock Band - Lucerna Hall Prague 4.10.90

    Sonny Sharrock Band - Lucerna Hall Prague 4.10.90

    Sonny Sharrock Band - Lucerna Hall Prague 4.10.90

    01970HD

    The Sonny Sharrock Band live in Prague as part of the Knitting Factory Festival Tour of Europe 1990.

    Sonny Sharrock Band - Lucerna Hall Prague 4.10.90
  • 1970
    John Zorn's Naked City: Montreux Jazz Festival 1990

    John Zorn's Naked City: Montreux Jazz Festival 1990

    John Zorn's Naked City: Montreux Jazz Festival 1990

    01970HD

    John Zorn: alto sax, vocals Bill Frisell: guitar Wayne Horvitz: keyboards, piano Fred Frith: bass Joey Baron: drums

    John Zorn's Naked City: Montreux Jazz Festival 1990
  • 1970
    Black February: Music Is an Open Door

    Black February: Music Is an Open Door

    Black February: Music Is an Open Door

    01970HD

    Vipal Monga's first feature-length documentary chronicles an unprecedented series of concerts performed in February 2005 by the legendary jazz...

    Black February: Music Is an Open Door