前卫爵士米尔福德

　　2018美国纪录片《前卫爵士米尔福德》由Jake Meginsky导演，Milford Graves主演，影片讲述的是：
MILFORD GRAVES FULL MANTIS is a portrait of renowned percussionist Milford Graves exploring his kaleidoscopic creativity and relentless curiosity
Milford Graves engages with our universe through contemplation and meditation where we coexist in a garden of timeless nature Since the early 1960s he has struck a mythic figure in t...[显示全部]he lineage of New ThingFree Jazz music and art A theorist on rhythm defined by inherent emotional impulse as opposed to a mechanism of strict repetition he has consistently championed the idea that music is more than an art form to be mastered In his world sound is a life force to be in tune with through regard and respect With patience and a clear devotion to the beauty of the practice and performance of music both spirit and earthconscious MILFORD GRAVES FULL MANTIS as directed by Jake Meginsky and codirected by Neil Young both experimental musicians from Western Massachusetts is a portrait of one of the most fascinating lights in the lineage of late 20th century music It is a sonicvisual ode to the ineffable magic of inspired and gracious living Thurston Moore
Graves has performed internationally since 1964 both as a soloist and in ensembles with such legends as Albert Ayler Giuseppi Logan and Sonny Sharrock He is widely considered to be a founding pioneer of avantgarde jazz and he remains one of the most influential living figures in the evolution of the form
The film draws the viewer through the artists lush garden and ornate home into the martial arts dojo in his backyard and the laboratory in his basement all of this just blocks from where he grew up in the housing projects for South Jamaica Queens
Graves tells stories of discovery struggle and survival ruminates on the essence of swing activates electronic stethoscopes in his basement lab to process the sound of his heart and travels to Japan where he performs at a school for children with autism igniting the student body into an ecstatic display of spontaneous collective energy
Oscillating from present to past and weaving intimate glimpses of the artists complex cosmology with blistering performances from around the globe MILFORD GRAVES FULL MANTIS is cinema full of fluidity polyrhythm and intensity embodying the essence of Graves music itself
A result of nearly 15 years of filming MILFORD GRAVES FULL MANTIS is Directed by Jake Meginsky a long time student of Milford Graves CoDirected by Neil Youngd