Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes

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«This tidy, thoughtful film gets at jazz’s joy and pain.»

‘Blue Note Records’ Review: A Smart, Exhilarating Look at an Influential Label, New York Times, Critic's Pick, July 30, 2019

«Jazz may be a quintessentially American art form, but it is Europeans who make some of the best jazz documentaries, with the captivating “Blue Note Records: Beyond The Notes” being the latest case in point.»

‘Blue Note Records: Beyond The Notes’ celebrates legendary jazz label, Los Angeles Times, July 27, 2019

«Huber crafts a respectful, crisply told but depth-plumbing history of the label»

Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes review – pristine doc of tonal clarity, The Guardian, July 01, 2019

«The film draws parallels between classic jazz and modern day music movements, particularly hip-hop»

L.A. WEEKLY MOVIE PICKS: Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes, LA Weekly Pick, June 30, 2019

«A brisk 90-minutes of engrossing music, stories and lessons from artists who knew the risk and the power of free expression»

Film Review: Blue Notes: Beyond The Notes, Musée Magazine, June 14, 2019

«Hits All the Right Notes»

Blue Note Records Beyond the Notes Review, Big Picture Big Sound, June 14, 2019

«stylish and engaging»

New Documentary 'Blue Note: Beyond The Notes' Surpasses Its Purpose, NPR, June 14, 2019

«Consistently fascinating»

'Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes': Film Review, Hollywood Reporter, June 14, 2019

«… illustrates why the label has had such a vast influence in jazz, hip-hop and beyond.»

Blue Note Records Doc ‘Beyond the Notes’: 7 Things We Learned, Rolling Stone, June 12, 2019

«The documentary proves that the history and mythology of American jazz is as intoxicating as the music itself.»

Review. Blue Note: Beyond the Notes Trumpets the Freedom of Jazz, Slant, June 11, 2019

«This alluring and exhilarating film may be able to foster a new passion for the genre among audiences of all ages»

'Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes' certainly goes above and beyond, The Hot Pink Pen, June 11, 2019

«A lot of these records I’ve heard now hundreds of times but the music’s still incredibly powerful to me… and that amazes me.»

“Music Is A Portal”: Sophie Huber On Blue Note Documentary ‘Beyond The Notes’, uDiscover Music, March 18, 2019

«the film regales our ears with a substantial number of superb musical excerpts»

Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes, Jazz Journal, March 17, 2019

«potent mix of African-American history and knockout virtuosity»

Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes, RadioTimes, March 14, 2019

«Jazz is very much alive»

A story of freedom, ‘Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes’ to screen at Sound Unseen, Minnesota Post, November 15, 2018

«So entsteht ein Rhythmus und ein Gefühl, vergleichbar mit einem Jazzstück»

Jazz als Lebensschule, Luzerner Zeitung, August 21, 2018

«Vraiment, ce documentaire est un incontournable pour tous les amateurs de jazz!»

BLUE NOTE RECORDS : AU-DELÀ DES NOTES, SM 204 Juilliet/Aout, July 11, 2018

«Start: min 40:40 Yvan Ischer reçoit la réalisatrice Sophie Huber à Montreux.»

JazzZ en direct du Montreux Jazz Festival, RTS Radio, July 09, 2018

«Si le label de jazz Blue Note a marqué l'histoire de la musique au XXe siècle, c'est aussi une empreinte visuelle marquante que la marque laisse dans son sillage.»

Le légendaire label de jazz Blue Note, une marque sonore et visuelle, RTS online, July 03, 2018

«If you love music, especially jazz, this is your documentary.»

FILM: BLUE NOTE RECORDS – BEYOND THE NOTES ****, Le News, June 29, 2018

«A l’époque troublée et standardisée qui est hélas la nôtre, bon sang que cela fait du bien!»

Bien plus qu’un label de jazz, ArcInfo, June 29, 2018

«Le résultat est sublime, enthousiasmant et vivant. »

"Blue Note Records", un documentaire qui explore le jazz, RTS online, June 29, 2018

«Le film donne à voir l’âme de la grande musique noire, issue des champs de coton, accompagnant la marche pour les droits civiques, et toujours éprise de liberté.»

«Blue Note Records: Beyond The Notes»: note bleue, âme noire, Le Temps, June 28, 2018

«La cinéaste bernoise Sophie Huber fouille dans les archives du label. «Sous les notes»»

Décoder la Blue Note attitude, Tribune du Genève, June 27, 2018

«Sophie Huber est au micro de Rafael Wolf»

Cinéma: Sophie Huber explore le jazz dans un magnifique documentaire, RTS Vertigo, June 26, 2018

«Ohne Blue Note hätte nie jemand von Thelonius Monk gehört»

Freiheit und Passion, Tele, June 23, 2018

«Eric Faocn hat die Filmwissenschaflterin Marcy Goldberg und den Musiker Hank Shizzoe zum Gespräch an den Stammtisch geladen.»

Die Musik und die USA, SRF Kulturstammtisch, June 22, 2018

«Improvisation als Plädoyer»

Die Alchemie des Grooves, Tagesanzeiger, June 18, 2018

«Hier spürt man die Liebe zum Jazz und Swing in ihrer pursten Form.»

«Blue Note Records»: Die Doku über den «Cadillac der Jazz-Labels», SRF online, June 15, 2018

«Ein Label deren Platten sich millionenfach verkauften»

Im Studio mit Herbie Hancock, Focus, June 15, 2018

«Rassismus war ganz offensichtlich kein Thema, weder in die eine noch in die andere Richtung.»

«Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes»: bahnbrechend, Hello Zürich, June 13, 2018

«Die Improvisation lebt ebenso von der Freiheit wie vom Verbundensein mit den anderen»

Wahrnehmen was anklingt, Der Bund, June 12, 2018

«Die Regisseurin zeigt neue musikalische Perspektiven auf»

Wie zwei deutsche Emigranten den Jazz neu erfanden, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, June 12, 2018

«Ich wollte vom Ausdruck von Freiheit in der Musik erzählen»

Film Review: «Blue Note Records: Beyond The Notes», Boboville Magazin, June 08, 2018

«Mit Jazz und Hip-Hop ein jüngeres Publikum erreichen»

Ein Film hat den Pioniergeist des Jazz- Labels «Blue Note Records» ins Jetzt gerettet, Aargauer zeitung, June 08, 2018

«Grosse Musikgeschichte mit Leichtigkeit und Raffinesse erzählt»

Musik als Ausdruck von Freiheit, Kulturtipp 13/2018, June 06, 2018

«There’s a marriage between jazz and hip-hop, and I’m an advocate for that. RG»

Blue Note Documentary Screens at Tribeca Film Fest, Downbeat, May 08, 2018

«The gratifying news is that Huber’s Blue Note Records: Beyond The Notes works like gangbusters.»

Best of 17th Annual Tribeca Film Festival, Independent Magazine, May 06, 2018

«For jazz lovers worldwide, this Swiss doc is heaven-sent and heaven itself.»

Looking back at the highlights of the 17th annual Tribeca Film Festival, Film Journal, May 02, 2018

«Blue Note Records bleibt ein Ort, der Unabhängigkeit der Jazz-Kunst fördert»

Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes, Jazz n' More, May 01, 2018

«An arresting piece of cinematic work»

Tribeca Film Festival 2018-Blue Note Records: Beyond The Notes-World Premiere/Feature Documentary, thetimesweekly.com, April 30, 2018

«See it when you can - you may even learn something!»

Blue Note: From Jazz to Hip-Hop and Back, Blogger Nadia Majid, April 24, 2018

«Director Sophie Huber lays out the history of Blue Note and excerpts from a contemporary all-stars session featuring Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock and Robert Glasper.»

The Root’s Guide to the 10 Blackest Experiences of the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival, theroot.com, April 19, 2018

«Glorious and Invaluable»

10 Movies You Can't Miss At Tribeca 2018, papermag.com, April 19, 2018

«Sophie's Huber Film at the Tribeca Film Festival»

A Woman frames the Blues, Curve Magazine, April 19, 2018

«Blue Note Records has been home to such groundbreaking artists»

Black Talent and Films at Tribeca FF 2018, blackfilm.com, April 18, 2018

«"Uncompromising Expression" als Filmcredo»

Die Vision hinter den Noten, JazzEcho, April 12, 2018

«Behind each record is a human being, an expression of our time»

This new film takes you behind the scenes of legendary Blue Note Records, vinylfactory.com, April 05, 2018

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