Black February: Music Is an Open Door
Black February: Music Is an Open Door
Black February: Music Is an Open Door Free Online HD on Lookmovie. Vipal Monga's first feature-length documentary chronicles an unprecedented series of concerts performed in February 2005 by the legendary jazz composer Lawrence D. Butch Morris. The concerts were in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Conduction, Butch's revolutionary technique for live music-making. Butch put on 44 performances in 28 days with 85 musicians pulled from all across New York's musical community. Along with footage from these remarkable concerts that span a full range of musical styles from big band jazz to funk to electronic and symphonic works. The documentary features some of the leading lights of the New York creative-music community, including Henry Threadgill, JD Allen, Brandon Ross, Graham Haynes, Howard Mandel, and Greg Tate. Although the film provides unique insight into New York's vibrant avant-garde music scene,
- Genre: Documentary, Music
- Country: United States
- Director: Vipal Monga
- Cast: Lawrence D. “Butch” Morris, Henry Threadgill, J.D. Allen, Brandon Ross, Graham Haynes, Howard Mandel, Greg Tate, Butch Morris,
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