E' disponibile per qualche giorno in streaming sul web il documentario Life, Struggle, Music incentrato sulla figura di Joëlle Léandre e sulla sua lunga e importante carriera di musicista, compositrice e interprete. Lo diffonde Arts for Art quale anticipazione del Vision Festival in programma il prossimo giugno a New York.
On Tuesday, March 28 at 7 pm, Arts for Art proudly presents the world premiere of Life, Struggle, Music, a documentary featuring legendary French bassist Joëlle Léandre in never-before-seen solo performance, and in conversation with RogueArt label founder Michel Dorbon. Shot by Christian Pouget in the south of France, Ms. Léandre speaks with Dorbon about her exposure to FreeJazz in the 1970’s and the freedom it represented at a time when she was immersed in traditional and modern classical music. Léandre discusses her attraction to the energy and absence of hierarchy in the FreeJazz movement, and what it meant to be a woman in the music industry when she came up, and what it means in a music industry still controlled by men today.
The film shares insights into the music and heart of this great musician. It is a fundraiser in support of Arts for Art’s 2023 Vision Festival Lifetime of Achievement recognition of Ms. Léandre. The night of performances will take place at Roulette Intermedium, Brooklyn, NY on June 13. This Award is presented annually to artists who have attained preeminent status in the world of FreeJazz. Starting with the 10th Vision Festival in 2005, Arts for Art has awarded twenty artists over the past seventeen years. This year’s festival will take place June 13 to 18, 2023.