Coleman Hawkins

Roy Eldridge

Cozy Cole

Milt Hinton

Johnny Guarnieri

Documentary short showcasing the genius of jazz greats Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Cozy Cole, and Milt Hinton, among others.

For how long have we been laughing? Are human beings the only ones to laugh? In the past, scientists tended to neglect such questions of laughter, leaving them to the philosophers. Jacques Mitsch's A NATURAL HISTORY OF LAUGHTER explores recent scientific attempts to explicate this most elusive of human faculties, undertaken by scientists who see it as a means of approaching some of the larger mysteries of neurology and human behavior.

Short Belgian documentary on volcanos in the former Belgian Congo

The musical traditions of the eastern and western worlds are bridged through the improvisations of Bombay, India-born percussionist/vocalist Trilok Gurtu. Gurtu’s mastery of post-bop jazz has not gone unnoticed. Downbeat magazine named him “best percussionist” in three critic and popularity polls and proclaimed, “musically, the world is his stage”. Jazz magazine, Straight No Chaser took a similar view, writing, “this music has a transcendental quality and removes any obstacles that lie between western and eastern improvised music.” Gurtu’s eclectic approach has enabled him to collaborate with most of the world’s greatest musicians.  Tracklist  01. Jhuleal 02. Peace of five elements 03. Africa con India  04. Pasana’s Love 05. Dance with my lover 06. God rhythm

Zawinul is onstage with the WDR Big Band from Germany and a special international rhythm section. The music is a tribute to the pioneering 1970s fusion collective Weather Report, originally with Wayne Shorter on sax, Zawinul on keys, and later Jaco Pastorius on bass (among other personnel). Zawinul and the WDR play "Brown Street" and "Carnavalito." Arranger Vince Mendoza re-imagines this colorful, small-group music for Europe's longest-lived jazz orchestra. And they can play!

Tracklist:  1. Route 66  2. Medley:  - Save Me  - My Old Friend  - Trouble In Paradise  3. Distracted  4. Wait For The Magic  5. Mornin'  6. Take Five  7. Lost And Found  8. Midnight Sun  9. Medley:  - Step By Step  - Breakin' Away  - I Will Be Here For You (Nitakungodea Milele)  10. Boogie Down