Release date: December 2010
In the 60s and 70s, a small group of musicians, out of passion for the form, dedicated their lives to playing jazz. Now mostly in their 70s or 80s, they reminisce about the hard times they lived through and speak of their love of jazz in this documentary. For the culmination of the film, they will all appear on stage together for a Korean Jazz Master’s Concert—to honor them and their music and to encourage a new generation of jazz musicians and enthusiasts.
I’m not much on documentaries. Korea seems to produce a lot of them, though, so I thought I’d give this one a try. It was well-done (though a little long at 105 minutes) and if you are interested in jazz and Korea, it’s well worth seeing. My take: C
Percussionist Ryoo Bok-seong (류복성) discusses the early
days of jazz in Korea with the documentary makers.
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