ICONS AMONG US: JAZZ IN THE PRESENT TENSE

A Film By Lars Larson, Peter J. Vogt and Michael Rivoira

Herbie Hancock, Terence Blanchard, Bad Plus, Wynton Marsalis, and Many More

Note: 4 DVD, CD-ROM deluxe edition also available, catalog number 845637000821.

Jazz is undergoing changes of monumental magnitude and importance. Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense is a documentary film that captures the metamorphosis of jazz by showcasing the words, music, and spirit of the artists that are paving the way for an unprecedented musical revolution.

Through interviews and live performance footage, we explore the thoughts and lives of the musicians spearheading today's jazz front lines.

Directed by Michael Rivoira, Lars Larson and Peter J. Vogt, Icons Among Us examines the jazz music scene today by focusing the spotlight on many current jazz icons including Marco Benevento, Avishai Cohen Trio, Terence Blanchard, Ravi Coltrane, Robert Glasper, Nicholas Payton, Brian Blade & the Fellowship Band, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Donald Harrison Jr., Anat Cohen, Esperanza Spalding, daKAH, Bill Frisell, Robert Glasper, Russell Gunn, Herbie Hancock, Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Tineke Postma, Dianne Reeves, John Scofield, Wayne Shorter, Skerik, Medeski Martin and Wood, and more. The filmmakers set out to document the present and future of jazz in their documentary Icons Among Us, which was released both as a multi-part television series and as a stand-along feature-length film.

The film also features the legendary predecessors and influences of today's contemporary jazz stars, including Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Wynton Marsalis.

Special Features:

--Icons' First Frames: Living Daylights Mardi Gras Party 2002.
--5 Performances featuring: Donald Harrison Jr. Quartet, Matthew Shipp, Brian Blade and the Fellowship Band, The Roy Hargrove Quartet, and Bugge Wesseltoft.
--In-depth profiles of advocates: Jazzreach, Earshot Jazz, and Jazz Foundation of America.

Retail Price: $27.95

Online Sale Price: $26.55

Product Details: DVD (NTSC/REGION 1)

96 Minutes Plus 74 Minutes of Extras

Product Code: 845637000807

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