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Cast

Jesse Sharps

Jesse Sharps

Self

Kamau Daaood

Kamau Daaood

Self

Roberto Miranda

Roberto Miranda

Self

Dwight Trible

Dwight Trible

Self

Azar Lawrence

Azar Lawrence

Self

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Thomas Paige

Thomas Paige

Director

Thomas Paige

Thomas Paige

Writer

Emily Koonse

Emily Koonse

Writer

Emily Koonse

Emily Koonse

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Thomas Paige

Thomas Paige

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Jesse Sharps

Jesse Sharps

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Thomas Paige

Thomas Paige

Producer

Emily Koonse

Emily Koonse

Producer

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The Gathering: Roots and Branches of Los Angeles Jazz

20190.0 / 1089 min
Music, Documentary

Overview

It's not really a band, it's a movement.

This vibrant documentaty chronicles a multigenerational music project started in 2005 by Jesse Sharps, one of the bandleaders of Horace Tapscott's Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra. The film features a stellar cast of players, including some of the hottest emerging talents from the area, and focuses on the Leimert Park district and progressive jazz scene of Los Angeles, covering the history of the music, and the long tradition of community elders guiding the young up-and-coming players on the scene. Featured are some extraordinary performances by local legends Azar Lawrence, Dwight Trible, Kamau Daáood, Michael Session, Ndugu Chancler, and Phil Ranelin, along with rising stars Brandon Coleman, Kamasi Washington, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, and Randal Fisher.