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Summary:

"Unlike most faux documentaries on jazz, Icons Among Us provides a Spirit wealth of dynamic performances without voice overs. This episode, In the Spirit of Family, zeroes in on the communal nature of jazz when band members gather together and make music that drummer Brian Blade says is "dormant on paper" but comes alive when the band cooperates on bringing it alive in real time. Co-founder of Brian's band Fellowship, pianist Jon Cowherd says there's "intangible chemistry" where "happy accidents can happen onstage." It's all about keeping connection to enhance innovations, such as with the highly charged trio The Bad Plus playing live rampages during the early years of their career that appalled stuck-in-the-mud jazz aficionados. Also featured is soul/hip-hop band Soulive, the Tulsa-based rockers Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, Wynton Marsalis's big band, and the Swedish jazz group Esbjörn Svensson Trio that became rock heroes in Europe. With a solid framework throughout their lengthy career, they evolved with the times, bringing electronica into the mix much to the delight of listeners turned off by old-school jazz. They were the present and got lots of screen time, especially appropriate because the pianist leader died in a freak scuba diving accident while the film was being developed. Dan Ouellette".

Contributors:

Rivoira, Michael , director

Larson, Lars , director

Vogt, Peter J. , director

Dahlia, B. , producer

Ianuly, Theo N. , producer

Comerford, John W. , producer

Coltrane, Ravi , producer

Bona, Richard , instrumentalist

Spalding, Esperanza, 1984- , instrumentalist

Marsalis, Wynton, 1961- , instrumentalist

Payton, Nicholas , instrumentalist

Frisell, Bill , instrumentalist

Hancock, Herbie, 1940- , instrumentalist

Hargrove, Roy , instrumentalist

Harrison, Donald, Jr. , instrumentalist

Blanchard, Terence , instrumentalist

Shorter, Wayne , instrumentalist

Blade, Brian , instrumentalist

Qwest TV , issuing body, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/isb

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Subjects:

Jazz

Jazz musicians

Genres:

Online media

Internet videos

Concert films

General Notes:

Streaming media.
Restricted to the University of North Texas System.
Title from video title screen (viewed June 22, 2023).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (52 min.)) : sound, color

Audio Characteristics:

digital

Digital Characteristics:

video file

Call Numbers:

Online Video

OCLC Numbers:

1399440793

Other Control Numbers:

[Unknown Type]: QwestTV1527