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Taken from the Pearl Jazz Fest in Chicago, IL (North Kenwood), to commemorate the 15th Anniversary of the Little Black Pearl Workshop, Dianne Reeves pays tribute to Monica Haslip with her classic "Endangered Species."
Noted musicological photographer and archivist Doc "The Electric Lady" Watts "wows and flutters" beneath the stage, capturing stills from this landmark performance.
Filmed by Maysles Brothers-influenced videographer Bill McConnell, this captures but one facet of his characteristic "Cinema Thrifte'" (rough translation: "Cinema of 'Minimalist' Technology") style, an offshoot of the "Cinema Verite'" ("Cinema of Truth") style used by filmmakers such as the Maysles...