An expressionist journey into the world known as free jazz
Inside Out In The Open is a 60-minute documentary focusing on the revolutionary developments in jazz music that evolved in the early 1960's, expanding the boundaries in rhythm, sound, harmonics, and collective improvisation, with an expansive openness and deep emotion.
The film revolves around interviews with eleven musicians, whose words are complemented by their music and that of many other musicians.
Free improvisational music is a tradition that continues to this day, filled with creative energy and affecting newer and younger listeners. The voices of the musicians, speaking about creating music, their influences, memories of the 60's from the first generation, is exciting and instructive to the newest of musicians and to anyone interested in the creative process.
Only a few films have examined this music and there musicians, especially films from the United States. The 10-part "Jazz" documentary on public television by Ken Burns in 2001 not only ignored most of the musicians of this genre, but also gave negative criticism of their contributions.
Inside Out In The Open is therefore a significant contribution to the history of jazz music.
Produced, directed and edited: Alan Roth Camera: Omer Ali Kazma, Alan Roth, Peter Schmuhl
Audio: Matthew Hutchinson, Matthew Silver Online editor: Tom Hayes