Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity | Jazz Great and Innovator Who Inspired with His Music and Humanity

Wayne Shorter has long been considered one of the greatest modern composers and musicians of American music. Subscribe for more from Factual America: http://bit.ly/AlamoPictures

His career reads like a Who's Who of the genre, starting with Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, then the Miles Davis Quintet, followed by solo fame and the founding of fusion super group Weather Report. His collaborations extend beyond jazz greats such as Herbie Hancock and Ron Carter to include Carlos Santana, Joni Mitchel, Milton Nascimento and Steely Dan, just to name a few.

In Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity, acclaimed producer and director Dorsay Alavi moves beyond typical music doc territory to capture the essence of the man who touched so many lives, including her own. As Shorter's long-time friend and music-video collaborator, Dorsay paints an intimate portrait and cinematic ode to a truly American visionary, innovator and icon.

Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity is a three-part docu-series streaming on Amazon Prime from August 25th 2023, which would have been Shorter's 90th birthday.
"There's so many layers to Wayne, but I would say mostly, he's a very, very principled person. And I believe that he has always been very authentic and true to what he has always done on an artistic level, [and] in life as well." - Dorsay Alavi

What is Covered:
00:00 – Matthew Sherwood introduces this episode's guest, Dorsay Alavi, and her film, Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity
02:49 – Dorsay explains what Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity is about
05:44 – How Wayne Shorter 'grew to greatness'
09:31 – Dorsay on Wayne Shorter's influence on her, her family, and his high principles
12:09 – Wayne Shorter's spirituality and elevated spirit
14:25 – How Dorsay first met Wayne Shorter
16:53 – How the idea for Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity came about and the film's long gestation
18:55 – Dorsay's approach to making the film
20:30 – What it was like working with Wayne
23:08 – Dorsay discusses the type of documentary she wanted to make
24:06 – Wayne Shorter's inner child
26:11 – What's next for Dorsay


Resources:
Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2903346/
MovieMaker Magazine https://www.moviemaker.com/
Innersound Audio https://www.innersoundaudio.co.uk/

Connect with Dorsay Alavi
IMDb https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0016123/
LinkedIn   / dorsay-alavi-596a23a  

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