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Summary:

"It's always been a given in jazz that one of the most important lessons for aspiring artists is to learn from their elders. In many circles, that's where the music stops with gallant attempts to be the next Louis Armstrong, the next Miles Davis, the next John Coltrane, the next Duke Ellington. But that misses the whole modus operandi of the art form: its constant evolution rooted in the magic of improvisation. That is at the crux of the brilliant, ear-opening 2009 four-part film *Icons Among Us-Jazz in the Present Tense*, directed by Lars Larson, Michael Rivoira, and Peter J. Vogt. It has been highly praised, including a review by All About Jazz that said, "Without doubt, the best series in jazz that's ever been produced." Indeed, the first episode of the *Icons* series, *A Quiet Revolution*, examines how jazz never died-a conservative outlook on the genre according to museum-piece scholars-but has continued to thrive as a living and vital element of today's music. Seven years in development with 75 interviews with artists about jazz's unique importance, Icons comprehensively not only features interviews on philosophy, but importantly offers a charged vision of jazz with current bands at the time expanding the music and taking their forward-thinking views on jazz to the stage. Opening with trumpeter Nicolas Payton's enlightened views on the music and continues with long segments of concerts by Jason. Moran, Greg Osby, Aaron Parks, and Matt Shipp, who says, "I do it my way...I accept that John Coltrane was a human being, but he's not God." Adventurous European pianist Bugge Wesseltoft shows in concert his electronic, computerized prowess and wisely expounds, "Every generation has its own vision." Part 1 is a compelling look at jazz in its finest, focusing on the revolution in the music in the first decade of 2000. Dan Ouellette".

Contributors:

Vogt, Peter J. , director

Larson, Lars , director

Rivoira, Michael , director

Ianuly, Theo N. , producer

Comerford, John W. , producer

Dahlia, B. , producer

Blade, Brian , instrumentalist

Spalding, Esperanza, 1984- , instrumentalist

Frisell, Bill , instrumentalist

Bona, Richard , instrumentalist

Blanchard, Terence , instrumentalist

Hargrove, Roy , instrumentalist

Hancock, Herbie, 1940- , instrumentalist

Marsalis, Wynton, 1961- , instrumentalist

Shorter, Wayne , instrumentalist

Coltrane, Ravi , instrumentalist

Harrison, Donald, Jr. , instrumentalist

Payton, Nicholas , 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 (49 min.)) : sound, color

Audio Characteristics:

digital

Digital Characteristics:

video file

Call Numbers:

Online Video

OCLC Numbers:

1399440970

Other Control Numbers:

[Unknown Type]: QwestTV1525