"In 1984, before Tonic or CB's Lounge or even the Knitting Factory and Rudy Giuliani, New York Citywas a rough-and-tumble place filled with a wonderful array of musicians in a state of hyper-creativity. Some of them had come out of the loft scene of the '70s or even earlier and were reconciling all the shades of the avant-garde while others were creating entirely new vocabularies still being solidified today. German filmmaker Ebba Jahn made ‘A Jazz Film’ that year with interviews, musical performances and fascinating visuals of the city before it became sterilized. ... Many of the musicians featured are still active players: Charles Gayle, William Parker, John Zorn, Jemeel Moondoc, Irene Schweizer, Peter Brötzmann. And unsurprisingly, the film captures many who have departed firmly in their element: Charles Tyler, Don Cherry, Denis Charles, Peter Kowald. ...”
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