Displaying items by tag: Documentaries

A portrait of Bermondsey born percussionist and improviser Eddie Prevost

 

Pianist Connie Crothers offers insight on why she plays improvised music, her teaching philosophy, and more for Arts for Art’s interview series, Artist Talks.

This is a documentary film about a pioneering jazz group from the early 1960's, the New York Art Quartet.

`Why would three musicians squeeze through a manhole sized opening with their instruments to climb down a 14 foot ladder into a dark underground cistern .`

Duration 11` 37`` - plus advert, Speaker: Pauline Oliveros

Terry Riley discussed the genius of John Coltrane, his solo all-night concerts with the Phantom Band and the process of plunderphonics in this public lecture as part of Red Bull Music Festival Paris 2018.

Colours & Shapes: Portraits of Free Improvisers (Trailer)

`A wonderful short documentary made by the Dutch film team of Seeltje van Boeckel and Elsie Vermeer. Centered around the festival, The Present is Present, which took place in 2017, it gives a glimpse into the current scene in Amsterdam. Featuring interviews and performances by John Dikeman, Oscar Jan Hoogland, Nicolás Chientaroli, Ada Rave and many more.`

Recommended by Mark Sanders via Facebook

 

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10 June 2026

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  • #975: 2026.06.07 [monika pich]
    this edition of framework:afield has been produced by polish artist monika pich with recordings made in morocco. producer's notes: Morocco on My Way/Field recordings/monikapich A mix of my field recordings captured between December 2025 and January 2026 in Morocco. You will hear soundscapes from different locations, where the characteristic sounds […]
  • #974: 2026.05.31
    this week, long hypnotic slowly-developing tracks from jonáš gruska (composed from sounds recorded surreptitiously inside a japanese pachinko parlor), freight cell (a side project of scottish artist fletina, focusing specifically on abstract, repetitive dronescapes), and brad rose (constructed from sounds produced by an interactive installation with autumn leaves). and a […]
  • #973: 2026.05.24 [paul beaudion]
    this edition of framework:afield has been produced in estonia, with recordings made in india, by paul beaudoin. for more of his work see https://paulbeaudoin.net. producer's notes: These sounds were recorded while I was an artist-in-residence at the Alice Boner Institute in Varanasi. I begin at Assi Ghat, the southernmost ghat […]
  • #972: 2026.05.17
    i've always tried to keep framework radio and murmer as independent projects, and i've always attempted to avoid the trap of using framework to overly-promote my own artistic activities. but guess what? i have a new album out! and it's made from field recordings! i get to play my own […]
  • #971: 2026.05.10 [marcos fernandes]
    this week we conclude for this year our look back at some classic editions of framework:afield, never before online and not heard since their initial broadcasts almost 20 years ago. this week, an edition produced by japanese native longtime u.s. resident musician, marcos fernandes. titled ready for the revolution, it […]