Film
The Gathering: Roots and Branches of Los Angeles Jazz
2019 · 1h 29m · Music · Documentary
It's not really a band, it's a movement.
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Overview
This vibrant documentaty chronicles a multigenerational music project started in 2005 by Jesse Sharps, one of the bandleaders of Horace Tapscott's Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra. The film features a stellar cast of players, including some of the hottest emerging talents from the area, and focuses on the Leimert Park district and progressive jazz scene of Los Angeles, covering the history of the music, and the long tradition of community elders guiding the young up-and-coming players on the scene. Featured are some extraordinary performances by local legends Azar Lawrence, Dwight Trible, Kamau Daáood, Michael Session, Ndugu Chancler, and Phil Ranelin, along with rising stars Brandon Coleman, Kamasi Washington, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, and Randal Fisher.
Cast
Crew
- Thomas PaigeDirector · Writer · Director of Photography · Producer
- Emily KoonseWriter · Editor · Producer
- Jesse SharpsProducer
Details
- Release date
- July 16, 2019
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Genres
- Music, Documentary
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