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Oct 1, 1985 · With Rashied Ali, Billy Bang, John Betsch, Frank Boyer. Document of New York's avant-garde jazz scene in the 1980s, tribute to the spirit of the avant-garde and to the unique combination of grit and creative energy that made New York City the epicenter of jazz.
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- Ebba Jahn
- 1985-10-01
Rising Tones Cross. Filmmaker Ebba Jahn chronicles avant-garde jazz musicians who live in poverty in New York City.
- Documentary
This film is a documentary composition of new jazz, New York as the city that generates it, and the musicians playing it. The thoughts of the saxophonist Charles Gayle and the bass players William Parker and Peter Kowald from Germany accompany the film.
- Ebba Jahn
Aug 24, 2021 · Rising Tones Cross. by Ted Shen October 26, 1985. Ebba Jahn’s 1984 video documentary looks at the free-jazz scene in New York City, calling on two of its trailblazers—tenor saxist...
- Ted Shen
Rising Tones Cross is an intelligent documentary illuminating New York's avant-jazz scene in the early-1980's. This jazz film explores complex improvisation through live performances and exclusive interviews.
Nov 1, 2022 · Overview. This film is a documentary composition of new jazz, New York as the city that generates it, and the musicians playing it. The thoughts of the saxophonist Charles Gayle and the bass players William Parker and Peter Kowald from Germany accompany the film. Shot on 16 mm, this film remains one of a kind until today.
Jan 22, 2005 · Rising Tones Cross provides some continuity, showing how jazz survived when pop and rap and heavy metal began to fully take over the public consciousness. Directed by: Ebba Jahn. Written by: Ebba Jahn.
