See Hear Podcast Episode 107 - Free The Jazz

To some people, Ornette Coleman represents the adventurous spirit
of jazz. To others, Kenny G is as exciting as it gets. This episode
is more dedicated to the former..... Welcome to episode 107 of See
Hear Podcast. This month, Tim has selected the film under
discussion. It's a documentary filmed in a jazz club in Budapest
called “Free The Jazz”. Released in 2014, but seemingly filmed in
2007, its format is simple. Director Czabán György interviewed a
range of jazz musicians from Germany, England, Japan, America and
Norway about their love of free jazz and what it means to them.
After each 2 minute interview, we see that musician in
action....then it moves onto the next performer. On the surface,
this doesn't sound like a great film format. However, it allows
people who may not necessarily be familiar with many of these
artists to listen to what they have to say and sample their music.
If you don't like one, you only have to wait a brief time to the
next one – the jazz sampler equivalent of speed dating if you will.
In that regard, this film is highly worth watching, both if you're
a fan of free jazz or even if you're not. It's informative enough
for it's format, and allows you to follow up on those artists that
may take your interest. Kerry, Tim and Maurice discuss their
histories with free jazz, how it's different from tonal and modal
jazz, and the politics that inspired some of the musicians. They
debunk the notion that it's groups of musicians playing what they
want with no thought.....oh, and they discuss the film.... They
dedicate the episode to the memory of the recently deceased Peter
Brotzmann, a giant in the field of free jazz. “Free The Jazz” is on
YouTube in its entirety to watch at: https://youtu.be/KHlshNgkmOE
There are hard subs in Hungarian, but much of the film is in
English, and you can activate the English subs for those musicians
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