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Jazz saxophonist Ken Vandermark mesmerizes fans during countless tours and more than 100 recordings.

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Joe Leydon Variety 09/08/2007
Pic as a whole is well-crafted and compelling. Go to Full Review
Noel Murray AV Club 09/07/2007
B+
[It's] about the painstaking process behind what seems so off-the-cuff. Go to Full Review
Matt Zoller Seitz New York Times 09/05/2007
3.5/5
Daniel Kraus's Musician feels radically fresh: It simply observes its title character in the manner of a 1960s fly-on-the-wall documentary. Go to Full Review
Kam Williams DallasBlack.com 09/07/2007
4/4
A fascinating documentary made memorable not by its music but by its poignant portrait of a likable, if narrowly-focused, purist unwilling to compromise his values, regardless of its cost in terms of fame or his career. Go to Full Review
Phil Hall Film Threat 09/05/2007
0.5/5
Seriously off-key and out-of-tune. Go to Full Review
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01/04/2011 Not bad... my biggest complaint is the dearth of musical performances, most of which are relegated to "deleted scenes." We could have done with less shots of Ken schleping his bags around and more scenes of working through numbers in rehearsal or performing. And oh yeah... more Fred. See more 01/04/2011 This is a bit different from any documentary I've seen before. The completely absent film crew allowed for something amazing to happen on screen: the exact picture of a struggling musician and the life that he lives. The music is difficult to the ear, challenging, and exciting, and the performer/composer behind it is an artist throughout. There are some issues with some of the shots, and a few sound problems here and there, but considering the circumstances, I let em go. I only wish that there were moments where the band were rehearsing, as those few scenes were intersting, and the only place where the viewer isn't allowed much into the mind of the working musician. Great film. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Jazz saxophonist Ken Vandermark mesmerizes fans during countless tours and more than 100 recordings.
Director
Daniel Kraus
Producer
Daniel Kraus, Jason Davis
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 0m