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199557 minGdocumentary

Accent on the Offbeat

199557 minGdocumentary

Wynton Marsalis composes the score for Peter Martins' ballet Jazz (Six Syncopated Movements), blending ballet and jazz in a unique artistic collaboration.

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Deborah Dickson,

Albert Maysles,

Synopsis

Wynton Marsalis composes the score for Peter Martins' ballet Jazz (Six Syncopated Movements), blending ballet and jazz in a unique artistic collaboration.

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Deborah Dicksondirector

Albert Maysles

Albert Mayslesdirector

Susan Froemkedirector

Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsaliscast

Peter Martins

Peter Martinscast

Synopsis

Wynton Marsalis and Peter Martins collaborate on the ballet Jazz (Six Syncopated Movements) in a 1995 cinema vérité film. Marsalis, a trumpet virtuoso, composes the score while Martins, the Ballet Master in Chief of the New York City Ballet, choreographs the movements. The film captures the contrasting backgrounds and creative styles of both artists as they merge the distinct realms of ballet and jazz, culminating in the premiere of their innovative work.

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