Smoking Dogs Film Festival - Celebrating Jazz legends at British Council, 17, Kasturba Gandhi Marg > 4pm to 7pm on 1st & 2nd February 2014

Time : 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)

Place : British Council, 17, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi-110001
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Event Description : Smoking Dogs Film Festival - Celebrating Jazz legends

For the India Art Fair, British Council is pleased to be partnering with Tate Modern (UK) and KHOJ International Artists’ Association (India) on Word. Sound. Power. a collaboration which has resulted in an exhibition : "Word. Sound. Power." a group exhibition at KHOJ International Artists' Association, S-17, Khirkee Extension > 11am-7pm on 15th January to 8th February 2014

To celebrate this UK-India partnership, and as part of Re-Imagine Arts, there will be a screening of two films by the acclaimed UK artist John Akomfrah at the British Council during the weekend of 1 and 2 February. A founding member of the Black Audio Visual Film Collective and Smoking Dogs Films, the work made by John and his collaborators over the past 30 years is now part of the UK’s prestigious national art collections and can be seen at the Tate and elsewhere. 

Word.Sound.Power features Handsworth Songs directed by John Akomfrah a documentary that won the coveted Grierson Award in 1987. Music has always played a big role in John’s films so we are proud to present a double-bill featuring the giants of jazz: Stan Tracey (UK) and Louis Armstrong (USA). John Akomfrah will participate in a panel discussion to talk about his unique approach to documentary making and why music matters. 

Stanley William Tracey CBE who died in December 2013 was a British jazz pianist and composer best known for a suite inspired by Dylan Thomas's radio drama Under Milk Wood (1965). This is a great way to kick-start the Dylan Thomas 100 programme, celebrating the centenary which will be the focus of our literature programme in 2014.  

Schedule :  1 February  
17:00
Movie screening- Stan Tracey :The Godfather of British Jazz, 2003 (70 mins)

1 February 
18:15
Movie screening - The wonderful world of Louis Armstrong,1999 (65 mins)

2 February 
17:00
Jazz  performance

2 February 
18:00
In conversation with John Akomfrah 

2 February 
19:00
Movie screening-  Stan Tracey :The Godfather of British Jazz, 2003

2 February 
20:15
Movie screening - The wonderful world of Louis Armstrong,1999 (65 mins)

The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong, 1999
Louis Armstrong created much of what we understand to be Jazz. Armstrong was an innovator – the first great Jazz soloist, a band leader, pop star, actor and cultural ambassador. His story is the consummate tale of a rise from rags to riches success. The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong is a documentary portrait of Armstrong’s fantastic life.

Stan Tracey : The Godfather of British Jazz, 2003 
With its rich sound design and sumptuous digital cinematography, Stan Tracey : The Godfather of British Jazz is a deeply moving portrait of composer Stan Tracey who recalls his life with unprecedented honesty. The story unfolds through a mix of archive and interviews with musical giants such as saxophonist Courtney Pine and Cleo Laine, the doyenne of British jazz. The film was nominated in 2003 for a Grierson Award in the category Best Arts Documentary.

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