CHOPS: IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC!
Directed by Bruce Broder
Each year the best high school jazz bands from across the United States compete at the prestigious Essentially Ellington Festival. Hosted by Jazz at Lincoln Center Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis, this high-profile event offers an impressive preview of emerging jazz talents.
In this documentary, filmmaker Brice Broder turns his lens on one Jacksonville, Florida band, from Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, who might just have what it takes to hit all the right notes and take home top honors at the world renowned jazz festival.
In the tradition of Rocky, CHOPS is the story about a scrappy group of high school jazz musicians that take on the best bands in the country at the prestigious Essentially Ellington Festival at the Lincoln Center in New York. Jam packed with outstanding performances, CHOPS will make you admire the dedication of these teenagers as they proudly watch the culmination of their hard work: an electrifying festival performance where the students realize no matter how much one prepares, sometimes life, like jazz, calls for improvisation. Inspired by the entire community of jazz musicians, the students humbly recognize the honro of carrying on the legacy of the masters.
"This film is so well made, a labor of love...just the feeling of it, the soul of it all."--Wynton Marsalis
Bonus features include an interview with Wynton Marsalis from the Tribeca Film Festival, and extended scenes from Ron Carter's jazz class.
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Product Details: DVD (ALL REGION)
89 Minutes
Product Code: 829567062920
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