MAKE IT FUNKY!
US 2005 DIRECTOR: MICHAEL MURPHY
JULY 2 SAT 10 PM Outdoors-Waterfront Park
Michael Murphy’s film is the story of New Orleans music and the legendary musicians whose compositions, recordings and performances have so profoundly influenced the evolution of rhythm & blues and rock & roll. Anchored by an all-star concert featuring the pantheon of the city’s legends, along with film clips and a wealth of interviews, MAKE IT FUNKY! provides a musical dictionary of the famous and unsung who have fashioned one of the world’s great musical heritages. Featuring Allen Toussaint, Irma Thomas, Fats Domino, Little Richard, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Lloyd Price, The Neville Brothers. Funky Meters, Walter Washington, Earl Palmer and dozens of others. Michael Murphy will introduce the film.
(95 mins.)

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NINA SIMONE: LOVE SORCERESS
FRANCE 1998 DIRECTOR: RENE LETZGUS
JULY 3 SUN 10 PM Outdoors-Waterfront Park
The High Priestess of Soul. Legend. Nina Simone 1933–2003) was, as they say, “beyond category”. Singer, pianist, arranger and composer, her music effortlessly flowed through soul, blues, folk, jazz and pop, delivered via a deep, powerful and emotional voice. Letzgus' film documents her concert in Paris in 1976—more a kind of performance art piece than just a music event—hailed by many as her best performance of all time. Collapsing musical boundaries, Simone casts a furious spell over her audience with a hypnotic frankness and regal, riveting mix of music, storytelling and social protest. Sorceress? Definitely.
(75 mins.)

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