"bill Frisell: A Portrait" + "weightless: A Recording Session With Jakob Bro" /special Screening #1 at Vinterjazz at Cinemateket

BILL FRISELL

“One of the most compelling, entertaining and informative films made about a living music legend who still has plenty left to say....”
– John Kelman, All About Jazz

SHORT SYNOPSIS
A character portrait of anti-archetype guitar hero, Bill Frisell, this nuanced film traces the ideas and processes that shaped Frisell’s music, and provides rare insight into the mind and personality of one of the significant musicians of recent decades. Full of live music, revealing stories, and intimate access to the normally reclusive Frisell, various collaborations are followed from development to fruition, including the last ever performance of the Paul Motian Trio with Frisell and Joe Lovano. Also featuring Bonnie Raitt, Hal Willner, Paul Simon, Nels Cline, Joey Baron, Jim Hall, Jason Moran, Mike Gibbs,JohnZorn,JackDeJohnette,RonCarterandJohnAbercrombie....

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BILL FRISELL

“One of the most compelling, entertaining and informative films made about a living music legend who still has plenty left to say....”
– John Kelman, All About Jazz

SHORT SYNOPSIS
A character portrait of anti-archetype guitar hero, Bill Frisell, this nuanced film traces the ideas and processes that shaped Frisell’s music, and provides rare insight into the mind and personality of one of the significant musicians of recent decades. Full of live music, revealing stories, and intimate access to the normally reclusive Frisell, various collaborations are followed from development to fruition, including the last ever performance of the Paul Motian Trio with Frisell and Joe Lovano. Also featuring Bonnie Raitt, Hal Willner, Paul Simon, Nels Cline, Joey Baron, Jim Hall, Jason Moran, Mike Gibbs,JohnZorn,JackDeJohnette,RonCarterandJohnAbercrombie.

JAKOB BRO: WEIGHTLESS:
In New York’s legendary Avatar Studios the young Danish guitarist Jakob Bro has gathered some of the most renowned contemporary jazz musicians, including Lee Konitz, Paul Motian and Bill Frisell. They have two days to create an album – two days to turn Jakob’s compositions into a genuine musical experience.
Jakob’s songs are all new compositions that have never been played, but somehow the musicians manage to find into the fragile and dreamlike nature of the songs in just one or two takes. Together they create a telepathic connection that gives room to each individual and creates a common sound. It is a certain way of being together.
A recurrent motif in the movie is musicians engrossed in listening – transcending time and space in deep concentration.
Weightless - A Recording Session with Jakob Bro captures the poetry of a very unique recording session in pregnant and poetic images. It offers a rare view into the vibrant, intensive process of combining song writing and improvisation with individual originality.

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