Jazz on Film: Dave Brubeck and Jazz Icons at Kuumbwa Jazz Center

Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way
This tribute to Northern California’s very own Dave Brubeck was created as something of an honorarium on the eve of the world-renowned pianist’s 90th birthday. Executive producer Clint Eastwood and award-winning jazz filmmaker Bruce Ricker tell Brubeck’s story from a chronological perspective, along with live footage, and interviews with admirers ranging from Bill Cosby and George Lucas to Sting and Yo-Yo Ma.

Icons Among Us: jazz in the present tense
Jazz is undergoing changes of monumental magnitude and importance. Filmmakers Michael Rivoira, Lars Larson and Peter J...

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Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way
This tribute to Northern California’s very own Dave Brubeck was created as something of an honorarium on the eve of the world-renowned pianist’s 90th birthday. Executive producer Clint Eastwood and award-winning jazz filmmaker Bruce Ricker tell Brubeck’s story from a chronological perspective, along with live footage, and interviews with admirers ranging from Bill Cosby and George Lucas to Sting and Yo-Yo Ma.

Icons Among Us: jazz in the present tense
Jazz is undergoing changes of monumental magnitude and importance. Filmmakers Michael Rivoira, Lars Larson and Peter J. Vogt spent the better part of a decade piecing together Icons – the documentary that captures this metamorphosis. Through interviews and spectacular live footage, Icons explores the words, music, and spirit of a new generation of jazz musicians who have committed their lives to their art.

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