Icons Among Us: Jazz In The Present Tense

Jazz is a living thing, a conversation between musicians and each other as well as musicians and the audience. By combining archival footage, interviews with 75 jazz artists and live recordings culled from 25 hours of concerts, this DVD is a dynamic and engaging document of many of the greatest jazz musicians of today. Included are performances and interviews with Marco Benevento, Terence Blanchard, Bill Frisell, Herbie Hancock, Wynton Marsalis & the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Chris Potter, Epseranza Spalding, Ravi Coltrane, Medeski Martin & Wood, the Bad Plus, Donald Harrison Jr. Quartet, Brian Blade, Sam Yahel, Matthew Shipp Danilo Perez, Dafnis Prieto Sextet & the Bad Plus, Fellowship Band, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, e.s.t., the Roy Hargrove Quintet, and Bugge Wesseltoft. Included are 4 hour long episodes created from over 7 years of interviews with 75 jazz artists and 25 hours of performance footage.