Coming to VOD via Amazon Prime Video today, Tuesday, March 16:
BUSTER WILLIAMS BASS TO INFINITY
Director:
Adam Kahan
World Premiere:
DOC NYC 2019
Select Festivals:
Pan African, Mid-Atlantic Jazz, PDX Jazz, Montreal Black
About:
A profile of the renowned jazz bassist.
The film screened as part of DOC NYC, for which our program notes read:
Jazz bassist Buster Williams’ storied career includes playing with past greats Miles Davis, Art Blakey, Sarah Vaughan, Dexter Gordon, Chet Baker, and Nancy Wilson, amongst others. Spend some time with Williams and his present-day collaborators—icons Benny Golson, Herbie Hancock, Rufus Reid, Christian McBride, Carmen Lundy, Kenny Barron, and more—as they jam, tell tales, and create beautiful music. Adam Kahan’s portrait is a toe-tapping film celebrating the soul and magic of jazz.
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