On the occasion of „Jazztage 2024“, we are showing „Music for Black Pigeons“ – a documentary that explores the lives and working methods of some of the world’s most famous and prolific jazz musicians, including Jakob Bro, Bill Frisell, Lee Konitz, Paul Motian and Midori Takada.
The film team has followed Danish composer Jakob Bro across North America, Europe and Japan over the past 14 years, witnessing his musical encounters with musicians of different generations and nationalities. „Music for Black Pigeons“ finds its inspiration not only in the individual and diverse methods of the musicians documented, but also in the unique energy and camaraderie that arises when musicians work together.
In the time-honored jazz tradition of simply letting the recording tape roll, Leth and Koefoed discover intimate, improvised moments between pioneers of experimental music in studios in New York, Copenhagen and Lugano.
Unpredictable live jams are interspersed with short, insightful portraits of those involved, including acclaimed jazz saxophonist Mark Turner, innovative double bassist Thomas Morgan, avant-garde jazz drummers Joey Baron and Andrew Cyrille, trumpeter Palle Mikkelborg, the wildly professional founder of ECM Records, Manfred Eicher, and many others.