Cecil Taylor was the grand master of free jazz piano. "All the Notes" captures in breezy fashion the unconventional stance of this media-shy modern musical genius, regarded as one of the true giants of post-war music. Seated at his beloved and battered piano in his Brooklyn brownstone the maestro holds court with frequent stentorian pronouncements on life, art and music.
In this revealing documentary, Ken McMullen creates an elegant portrait of artist and filmmaker Dere...

Artist Taylor Denise sets out to make her first painting, which also happens to be her largest work ...

One of the best-known Chinese figurative painters, Liu Xiaodong goes back to his hometown of Jinchen...

A portrait of inspirational jazz drummer and teacher Art Blakey with Dizzy Gillespie, many pupils in...

A chronological look at the life and career of jazz musician, composer, and performer Dave Brubeck (...

Vipal Monga's first feature-length documentary chronicles an unprecedented series of concerts perfor...

The Third Part of the Third Measure creates an encounter with the militant minimalism of black avant...
This MGM Passing Parade series short takes a look at changing definitions of art in the United State...

BBC archivists recently unearthed a veritable treasure trove of Ella Fitzgerald shows recorded by th...

Melbhattan. Melbhattan is part homage, part pastiche of the opening sequence of Woody Allen's semina...

A feature-length independent documentary that follows the creation of a Steinway concert grand, #L10...

Stories and music of Black artists who relied on an underground travel guide to navigate the injusti...

Recorded during the 10th Paris Jazz Festival - 3rd November, 1989 at Le Zenith, Paris, France, with ...

Saxophone player Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker comes to New York in 1940 and is quickly noticed for his rema...

Two different students—a successful but aloof academic and a rebellious but kindhearted delinquent—f...
A short film with shots of sculptures by Anneke Walvoort. The materiality of film plays an important...

A curious boy begins to learn piano in hopes of it becoming a new hobby of his.

Follows Chilean artist Alfredo Jaar as he finds his artistic voice and develops the socially critica...

The story of an exceptional painter talent, the Belgian-Hungarian Kim Corbisier who left a brilliant...
We are in the midst of production on a one-hour film on seminal art historian John Richardson, and h...