Jazz Sessions: Take 10

May 2–30, 2018

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Come celebrate a decade of Jazz Sessions as we revisit films from past years, including The House of Tom, Chasing Trane, 1959: The Year That Changed Jazz, and Jazz on a Summer’s Day, and bring you two new films, on Django Reinhardt and Bill Evans. John Pizzarelli kicks off opening night with a musical tribute to Antônio Carlos Jobim, followed by four more live performances that introduce us to some of the exciting young innovators who carry on the jazz legacy and continue to reinvent the form today.

Films programmed by Kathryn Bonomi

Special thanks to Maria Traversa for organizing the live performances

Sponsored by Adam R. Rose and Peter R. McQuillan

SERIES TRAILER

John Pizzarelli Celebrates Antônio Carlos Jobim May 2, 2018 Opening Night with Live Performance and Reception!   World-renowned guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli is no stranger to Jazz Sessions audiences. We are thrilled to welcome him…
Django May 3, 2018 “More than a drama about jazz legend Django Reinhardt, Etienne Comar’s directorial debut, Django, is a story about the civic…
Bill Evans: Time Remembered May 16, 2018 Live Performance by the Julius Rodriguez Trio followed by a Dessert and Wine Reception! “A must-see for jazz history buffs, as well as for anyone who enjoys cool, impressionistic piano.” (All About Jazz) Bill…
Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser May 17, 2018 “The film is full of fascinations.” (The New Yorker) When producer Bruce Ricker found a trove of 1967–68 footage of…
Charlie Haden Rambling Boy May 22, 2018 “One of the most gifted, and intrepid players in all of jazz” (Time) The late Charlie Haden, a National Endowment…
1959: The Year That Changed Jazz May 23, 2018 Live Performance by the Benny Benack III Quartet followed by a Dessert and Wine Reception! The year 1959 was a revolutionary one for jazz, with four groundbreaking albums released by four masters of the form:…
I Called Him Morgan May 24, 2018 “A revelatory and moving portrait of a great musician and the other great people, whether celebrated or unheralded, on whom…
The Girls in the Band May 29, 2018 “Everything a worthwhile documentary should be, and then some: engaging, informative, thorough and brimming with delightful characters.” (New York Times)…
Jazz on a Summer’s Day July 21, 2021 “Performances among the treasures of filmed music…filmed with a rare artistry, a rare attention to making images of music that…
Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary Aug. 11, 2021 “My music is the spiritual expression of what I am.” —John Coltrane From his infectious rendition of “My Favorite Things”…

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