Displaying items by tag: Documentaries

A portrait of Bermondsey born percussionist and improviser Eddie Prevost

 

Pianist Connie Crothers offers insight on why she plays improvised music, her teaching philosophy, and more for Arts for Art’s interview series, Artist Talks.

This is a documentary film about a pioneering jazz group from the early 1960's, the New York Art Quartet.

`Why would three musicians squeeze through a manhole sized opening with their instruments to climb down a 14 foot ladder into a dark underground cistern .`

Duration 11` 37`` - plus advert, Speaker: Pauline Oliveros

Terry Riley discussed the genius of John Coltrane, his solo all-night concerts with the Phantom Band and the process of plunderphonics in this public lecture as part of Red Bull Music Festival Paris 2018.

Colours & Shapes: Portraits of Free Improvisers (Trailer)

`A wonderful short documentary made by the Dutch film team of Seeltje van Boeckel and Elsie Vermeer. Centered around the festival, The Present is Present, which took place in 2017, it gives a glimpse into the current scene in Amsterdam. Featuring interviews and performances by John Dikeman, Oscar Jan Hoogland, Nicolás Chientaroli, Ada Rave and many more.`

Recommended by Mark Sanders via Facebook

 

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14 July 2026

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  • #980: 2026.07.12
    ok, we're traveling, so this is short. these sounds are great; enjoy them! we're in the great state of maine today, enjoying seaside views and summer beverages. soon we'll be picking up copies of the new murmer cd, mill:liminal, in boston. we played it already, but maybe we'll play it again. happy summer!
  • #979: 2026.07.05 [substak]
    this edition of framework:afield has been produced in greece by kostas staikos, aka substak. producer's notes: About the mix An immersive journey across shifting environments, from volatile weather to quiet domestic spaces and subterranean soundscapes. Substak Substak's background in ambient and other genres informs his approach to phonography and deep listening. […]
  • #978: 2026.06.26
    the heat has hit estonia at last, so sounds from a swaying cornfield feel appropriate, and annie dodson delivers. thailand, i would imagine, was also quite warm at the time cm von hausswolff & chandra shukla's sounds were recorded, but the weather for maría bulla & juan bermúdez's walks through ithaca, new […]
  • #977: 2026.06.21 [mark vernon]
    this edition of framework:afield has been produced in scotland by regular contributor mark vernon. producer's notes: Mark Vernon - Call Back Carousel: Voyage en Grèce An audio time-travelogue. A found-sound road trip. A vicarious vacation. At the heart of this piece is a reel-to-reel tape discovered at a Brussels flea market […]
  • #976: 2026.06.14
    a few weeks ago we acknowledged the passing of another great artist from our community, the canadian electroacoustic composer chantal dumas, who passed away in montreal on may 17th. we announced then that we'd be airing a full memorial edition for her in the coming weeks; that plan is hopefully […]