Tonight- ORNETTE: MADE IN AMERICA
Tonight at 8pm!
Shirley Clarke's ORNETTE: MADE IN AMERICA
Shirley Clarke cemented her place as one of the key figures of the American independent film movement with her films The Connection (1961) and The Cool World (1963), both of which had strong jazz elements. Before retiring from filmmaking in the '80s, Clarke returned to the jazz scene for her final work, making this brilliant documentary on the decades-spanning career of multi-instrumentalist Ornette Coleman, a towering yet humble figure whose "free jazz" innovations rocked the world upon the release of his album "The Shape Of Jazz To Come" in 1959. Highlights include Coleman's homecoming performance of his "Skies Of America" symphony in Fort Worth, Texas (a town whose segregated past Coleman longed to escape as a child), and footage of Coleman's fusion group Prime Time overlayed with 8-bit video game effects!
Buy advance tickets here!
The Silent Movie Theatre is at 611 N Fairfax Ave. (one block south of Melrose.)
Don't forget to park for free across the street at the Fairfax High School Parking lot!
Shirley Clarke's ORNETTE: MADE IN AMERICA
Shirley Clarke cemented her place as one of the key figures of the American independent film movement with her films The Connection (1961) and The Cool World (1963), both of which had strong jazz elements. Before retiring from filmmaking in the '80s, Clarke returned to the jazz scene for her final work, making this brilliant documentary on the decades-spanning career of multi-instrumentalist Ornette Coleman, a towering yet humble figure whose "free jazz" innovations rocked the world upon the release of his album "The Shape Of Jazz To Come" in 1959. Highlights include Coleman's homecoming performance of his "Skies Of America" symphony in Fort Worth, Texas (a town whose segregated past Coleman longed to escape as a child), and footage of Coleman's fusion group Prime Time overlayed with 8-bit video game effects!
Buy advance tickets here!
The Silent Movie Theatre is at 611 N Fairfax Ave. (one block south of Melrose.)
Don't forget to park for free across the street at the Fairfax High School Parking lot!
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