Ornette: Made in America

Jazz on Film

Shirley Clarke’s portrait of Texas jazz visionary Ornette Coleman chronicles the musician’s story and captures the premiere of a new work in his hometown of Fort Worth in 1983. The film includes contributions from William S. Burroughs, Don Cherry, Buckminster Fuller, Brion Gysin, Charlie Haden, and Yoko Ono. Before the feature, we present Dick Fontaine’s rarely seen short film David, Moffett and Ornette, documenting the Ornette Coleman Trio at a Paris studio in 1966.

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  • $9 general admission; $7 MFAH members, students with ID, seniors (65+)

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Generous support has been provided by the Foundation for Independent Media Arts.

Ornette: Made in America

Directed by Shirley Clarke
(USA, 1985, 120 minutes, in English)
Brown Auditorium Theater, digital

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Caroline Wiess Law Building
1001 Bissonnet Street
Houston, TX 77005
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