Films Study of Afro-American Music
FAIN: GY-10339-75
Edward S. Gray
Catticus Corporation (Berkeley, CA 94710-2597)
To produce a half-hour 16 mm. color documentary film about the contribution of the jazz drummer Elvin Jones to American culture. To inform a general audience about Elvin's place in the history of Afro-American music. To explore the process of jazz improvisation through the visual analysis of complex rhythms.