15/8 - A Short Film About Andrew Hill

[JSngry]

Made by one Markie Hancock, apparently it's only been released as part of a small, indie DVD-only anthology called N9 Volume 1 . I can find no details on how to purchase this collection, or even if it's still available.

A review of N9 Volume 1 : http://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s145N9.html

The N9 website: http://www.n9mag.com/

N9 Volume 1 : http://www.n9mag.com/n_nine_volumone.html

I've sent them an e-mail requesting ordering information, and will report back if and when I get more info.

And, no, I don't sit around looking for this type of stuff. I just did a Google search to verify if I was spelling Sandman sims name right, and VOILS!, this, this....THING was in the search results, this link that said something about Sandman Sims, Andrew Hill, on the same site. I only found it because I was spelling Sandman's last name "Simms" instead of "Sims".

Gotta love the Internet!

[.:.impossible]

Unbelievable the things you can come across by mistake. Keep us posted. Is this where I can find the NO MAPS ON MY TAPS?

[JSngry]

No, afraid not.

Lemme see what I can dig up...

[Z-Man]

15/8 is an interesting work. It is a mini-documentary about the composition, rehearsal, and performance of the title piece at the Knitting Factory here in NYC. I met Ms. Hancock through my job about a year ago. She used Hill's music in one of her other films, and made 15/8 after that film's completion as kind of a snapshot of his compositional style. She debuted the film at one of the big jazz festivals (I can't remember which one) where it was warmly received, but she has been unable to find distribution for it.