The Gathering: Roots and Branches of Los Angeles Jazz
"It's not really a band, it's a movement."
Overview
This vibrant documentaty chronicles a multigenerational music project started in 2005 by Jesse Sharps, one of the bandleaders of Horace Tapscott's Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra. The film features a stellar cast of players, including some of the hottest emerging talents from the area, and focuses on the Leimert Park district and progressive jazz scene of Los Angeles, covering the history of the music, and the long tradition of community elders guiding the young up-and-coming players on the scene. Featured are some extraordinary performances by local legends Azar Lawrence, Dwight Trible, Kamau Daáood, Michael Session, Ndugu Chancler, and Phil Ranelin, along with rising stars Brandon Coleman, Kamasi Washington, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, and Randal Fisher.
About The Gathering: Roots and Branches of Los Angeles Jazz (2019)
Released in 2019, The Gathering: Roots and Branches of Los Angeles Jazz is a music and documentary film (United States of America). It was directed by Thomas Paige and written by Thomas Paige and Emily Koonse. The cast is led by Jesse Sharps, Kamau Daaood, Roberto Miranda, Dwight Trible and Azar Lawrence. With a runtime of 1h 29m, the film is available in full HD.
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