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IMAGINE THE SOUND (1981)

Sep 3 & 4
Thu and Fri 4:00, 8:15pm
A 20th NM JAZZ FEST Special!

Dir. Ron Mann - 1981 - 91m

A 20TH ANNUAL NM JAZZ FESTIVAL SPECIAL CO-PRESENTATION! A DOUBLE FEATURE (2 MOVIES FOR THE PRICE OF ONE - SEE ONE OR BOTH FOR THE SAME PRICE!) WITH EXTENSIVE JOHN COLTRANE DOC CHASING TRANE!


A fabulous bringing together of interviews and performance, the prime innovators of the once controversial free jazz movement of the 60s!


The first feature documentary by Ron Mann (GRASS, COMICBOOK CONFIDENTIAL) is an eloquent tribute to a group of highly celebrated artists that helped forge the avant-garde jazz of the 1960s.  Critic and film historian Jonathan Rosenbaum has said IMAGINE THE SOUND “may be the best documentary on free jazz that we have.”


The film features articulate interviews and dramatic performances by pianists Cecil Taylor and Paul Bley, tenor saxophone Archie Shepp, and trumpet player Bill Dixon.

September 3, 2026

4:00 PM

September 4, 2026

4:00 PM

September 3, 2026

8:15 PM

September 4, 2026

8:15 PM

Click here to order a special Comté cheese tasting box to enjoy during either screening!

3405 Central Avenue NE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
505-255-1848

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