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A film by Kevin Lucas and Aanya
Whitehead
(Documentary Drama)
Co-Written John Clare and Kevin Lucas. Directed by Kevin Lucas
Feature documentary-drama on the history of modern jazz in
Australia.
Financed by: Channel 4 (U.K.) Sydney Improvised Music Association;
FFC. Developed by The Australia Council
Zoot Finster - is an ageing hipster, a timeless fan - steps
out in search of the story of modern jazz. He's hip to the
cats of the late forties like Charlie Blott "Who got off on
a kinda late-swing style with modern touches..." - but he
wants more, much more. As Zoot travels from the fifties through
to the eighties in his souped-up, beat-down 'bird mobile',
he unveils many of the old faces and neglected venues that
are at the heart of this musical history.
Zoot digs jazz from a wider social context - one that's hip
to the rock, the bop and the freakier side of life. "Australia
was a little isolated in the fifties and modern jazz, well
that was something very different sort of subterranean..."
For Zoot, that's where it began.
Zoot Finster will take you on a an unforgettable journey through
the lives of leading jazz exponents, bringing to the screen
some of the most memorable music you'll have the pleasure
of experiencing for a long, long time.
Beyond El Rocco is an epic journey through the floating world
of modern jazz.
Winner Grand Prix
International Jazz Film Salon Warsaw 1991
Banff International TV Festival Canada, 1991
Cinema de Reel, France 1990
Cinema du film d'art France, 1991
Cinema dei Popeli, Italy, 1991
Beyond El Rocco ¡V 1991
co-writer/director Kevin Lucas
Finance: Channel 4(U.K.) FFC
Sales Agent/Distributon: RONIN (Aust) /VIEW (US + ROW)
Ronin Films (Australia/NZ)
www.roninfilms.com.au
Title:
BEYOND EL
ROCCO
TRANSITIONS COMBUSTIONS DIFFUSIONS
A film by Kevin Lucas
Co produced with Channel Four Television (U.K.)
Soundtrack CD from Australian Music Centre
Ph: 1300 651 834 (toll free within Australia) or +61 (0) 2 9247
4677
Email: info@amcoz.com.au
This beautifully produced and visually stunning set of modern
jazz performances involving 35 top jazz artists and seventeen
extraordinary compositions is a contemporary music lover's collection
item.
Set up, recorded and performed especially for the camera, these
performances are a once in a lifetime opportunity to view artists
playing their own original music for a television audience.
These programmes are timeless.
Artists include:
Paul Grabowsky, Dale Barlow, Ted Vining, Mark Simmonds, Mike
Nock, Sandy Evans, Anthony Buckley, Lloyd Swanton, Chris Abrahams,
Bernie McGann, Bruce Cale, Roger Frampton, Phil Treloar, Serge
Emoll, Louie Burdett, Anthony Buck, Brian Brown.
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