Watch Embracing Dissonance: A Life in Bebop

This is a 2014 movie about the jazz musician and composer Joel Forrester. David Gottlieb directed the movie. Forrester was an intimate participant of the bebop scene in New York. He is a multitalented musician with a wide range of musical experiences. The film focuses on the origins of bebop in New York clubs such as Minton’s in Harlem as Forrester recounts his experiences with bebop giants like Thelonius Monk. Forrester’s career as a musician and composer embraced everything from playing music at silent films composing African American church music. This is an illuminating movie for jazz fans and fans of bebop jazz in particular.

Embracing Dissonance: A Life in Bebop is a 2014 documentary with a runtime of 1 hour and 5 minutes.