Their Love of Music Inspired the Friendship of a Lifetime.
Wednesday, January 07, 2015 - Wednesday, January 07, 2015
Hot Docs and the Calgary International Film Festival present:
Doc Soup: Keep On Keepin' On
Wednesday, January 7, 2015 @ 7:00 PM
Globe Cinema - 617 8 Avenue SW, Calgary
$15 Adults | $13 Student & Senior
93, in poor health and still cultivating talent well into his tenure, KEEP ON KEEPIN’ ON explores music legend Clark Terry ‘s relationship with a 23-year-old blind piano prodigy, Justin Kauflin.
The first instructor of Quincy Jones and mentor to Miles Davis, Terry’s legend extends beyond his musical teaching. In the 1960s Terry became the first African-American staff musician at NBC on The Tonight Show, and is also one of the few performers who has played in both Count Basie’s and Duke Ellington’s bands.
Shot over five years, KEEP ON KEEPIN’ ON documents Terry working with the gifted Kauflin, who suffers from crippling stage fright.
Spending his life mentoring the most influential musicians in jazz history, Terry must now face his own health issues, while helping Kauflin prepare for an elite jazz competition. As the narrative unfolds, we see two friends confront the toughest challenges of their lives.
In this story of friendship, determination and jazz, see how a legend continues to leave his mark on music and mentor the next generation of emerging talent.
Alan Hicks’, a former student of Terry’s, debut film is produced by Quincy Jones and Paula DuPre’ Pesman, the producer behind the Academy Award© winning documentary THE COVE and the Oscar nominated documentary CHASING ICE.
D: Alan Hicks | USA | 2014 | 86 min
Calgary Showtimes: Keep On Keepin' On >
Hot Docs and the Calgary International Film Festival are honoured to partner for the seventh consecutive season of Doc Soup Calgary. Launching in November, and then running the first Wednesday of each month from November to April, Doc Soup Calgary brings six of the hottest docs to local audiences, often with a guest filmmaker in attendance to answer questions after the screening.
This year, the series will run on:
Wednesday, November 5, 2014, 7 PM
Wednesday, December 3, 2014, 7 PM
Wednesday, January 7, 2015, 7 PM
Wednesday, February 4, 2015, 7 PM
Wednesday, March 4, 2015, 7 PM
Wednesday, April 1, 2015, 7 PM
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