Indywood Newsletter View this email in your browser Jazz Fest at Indywood Or "Jazz Fest for Locals" If you're weary of the crowds and the cost of Jazz Fest, come to Indywood this week!



We've teamed up with WWOZ to bring you some great films related to the festival, and we've also programmed some great local documentaries about the musical culture and history of New Orleans.



Check out this trailer we made for our Jazz Fest films: Jazz Fest Trailer THE HARDER THEY COME

Friday, April 24 9:00p

Jimmy Cliff is the first Friday closing act, and that evening Indywood will screen the movie Cliff stars in that gave him worldwide attention. The Harder They Come introduced the world to reggae. The soundtrack to the album was a huge seller, and the movie includes many great cuts from among the best of the classic reggae artists in addition to Cliff’s. THE WHOLE GRITTY CITY

Fri-Sun, April 24-26 7:00

For many New Orleans high school students, it’s cooler to be in the marching band than on the football team. This is a doc about the power and beauty of New Orleans’ marching bands.



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Watch the Trailer STEAMBOAT BILL JR

WITH A LIVE MUSIC SCORE!

Thurs April 30 7:00 & 9:00

Buster Keaton was a genius filmmaker of the silent era. Here’s one of his masterpieces, accompanied by LIVE LOCAL MUSIC provided by Sexy Dex and The Fresh (A sex funk band based in Uptown).



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Watch the Trailer MONTEREY POP

Saturday, April 25 9:00p

“The greatest rock film, period.” -WWOZ The 1967 Monterey Pop Festival was the model for all subsequent large rock festivals. This was the first time that a large American audience saw Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. Short interviews and shots of the audience perfectly reveal the hippie ethos of that year’s summer of love in the Bay area. FAUBOURG TREME: THE UNTOLD STORY OF BLACK NEW ORLEANS

Mon April 27 9:00, Tues Aril 28 7:00

The Treme is the oldest predominantly black neighborhood in the country. This film tells the neighborhood’s rich story.



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Watch the Trailer TOMMY

Wed April 29 10:00

The WHO are playing at Jazz Fest. We gotta show Tommy!

‘Nough said.



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Watch the Trailer MILES DAVIS: ANOTHER KIND OF BLUE

Sunday April 26, 9:00p

When he released "Bitches Brew" in 1970, Miles Davis opened up a new angle to jazz which stirred up emotions like no other record before. It is one of the most examined albums of all time.. To date, "Bitches Brew" is one of the top selling jazz albums of all time. "Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue" examines the next step in the creative process...performing these songs live. . THE BLUES ACCORDING TO

LIGHTNIN’ HOPKINS

Mon April 27

As part of Indywood’s “Indie Legends” series, this is a doc by local legend Les Blank. Blank was a master at capturing the character and culture behind great music. In this doc, he talks and listens to blues master Lightning Hopkins.



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Watch the Trailer WE WON’T BOW DOWN

Fri-Sun, May 1-3 7:00

This is the only doc about the Mardi Gras Indians that is “blessed” by the Indians themselves. It explores their tradition and practice seen through their own eyes.



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