Two master innovators—jazz trumpeter/composer Dave Douglas and experimental filmmaker Bill Morrison—draw on the unique resources of Stanford University to create "Spark of Being," a monumental work combining the screening of film with live musical performance (by Douglas’ electric band Keystone).
The new work, commissioned by Lively Arts and making its world premiere in this performance, incorporates archival visual elements and newly developed sound components culled by Morrison and Douglas. A centerpiece of the multi-faceted “Art + Invention” theme inspiring the programming of Lively Arts, the Stanford Institute for Creativity and the Arts (SiCa), and other campus organizations throughout 2009–10, "Spark of Being" also represents the culmination of a multi-stage “Creative Campus” residency at Stanford by Douglas and Morrison.
Cost: $30-56
Videos featuring musicians playing at this event
Brown Slusser plays Mind and Time (Ornette COleman)