Directed by Damien Chazelle of “La La Land,” the series engages with the rigidity jazz faces from traditionalists and modernizing forces. But unlike “La La Land,” the Netflix series confronts issues of race and poverty from where jazz stems.
“The mission for me was to connect young listeners and viewers to what jazz really could be,” Ballard told the AP in an interview from his Paris apartment. “It started with me writing songs in 2008 about this mythical jazz club...Paris never gave up on jazz.”Directed by Damien Chazelle of “La La Land,” the series engages with the rigidity jazz faces from traditionalists and modernizing forces, just like the 2016 Oscar-nominated film.
“It was super important to me. I don’t think that aspect of the show was necessarily based into the script,” Stenberg said. “It kind of become a responsibility that Andre and I felt we needed to honor and accurately portray through the lenses we were given.” In one touching scene, Elliot talks with his daughter after giving her a copy of James Baldwin’s essay collection, The Price of the Ticket,” of his works on race and identity.
Multi-talented Jowee Omicil, who plays saxophone in The Eddy, said he’s still pinching himself that he has the opportunity to portray a black jazz musician in Paris — something many of the greats before him never got the chance to do.
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