- Occupation
Director - Country
Austria
Neumüller Robert
Joe Zawinul's Earth Time
"When my wife has to leave us - and I too will have to go some time, whenever that may be - our certificates will not state that we have died, but the date of birth in earth time and the new date of birth in eternal time. Life goes on." The film was intended for Joe Zawinul's 75th birthday. Filming started in May 2006. However, his wife's illness meant that it was repeatedly postponed, and the original screening date was 7 July 2007. Now it has become a film about Joe Zawinul's earth time, a film about friendships and a great love. A film about his life with the greatest jazz artists; he was undoubtedly one of them. The film accompanies Joe Zawinul during the work on his last unpublished album with Kristjan Järvi and the Absolute Ensemble, visits Zawinul in his house in Malibu and shows him together with Wayne Shorter during their final sensational performance. The film is also a history of jazz. Cannonball Adderley, Weather Report, Zawinul's Syndicate and above all Miles Davis. In 1991 they played one more time together in Paris, In a silent way, the number Joe Zawinul composed for his friend Miles Davis. However, a Joe Zawinul who is less well known is also seen in the film.
"When my wife has to leave us - and I too will have to go some time, whenever that may be - our certificates will not state that we have died, but the date of birth in earth time and the new date of birth in eternal time. Life goes on." The film was intended for Joe Zawinul's 75th birthday. Filming started in May 2006. However, his wife's illness meant that it was repeatedly postponed, and the original screening date was 7 July 2007. Now it has become a film about Joe Zawinul's earth time, a film about friendships and a great love. A film about his life with the greatest jazz artists; he was undoubtedly one of them. The film accompanies Joe Zawinul during the work on his last unpublished album with Kristjan Järvi and the Absolute Ensemble, visits Zawinul in his house in Malibu and shows him together with Wayne Shorter during their final sensational performance. The film is also a history of jazz. Cannonball Adderley, Weather Report, Zawinul's Syndicate and above all Miles Davis. In 1991 they played one more time together in Paris, In a silent way, the number Joe Zawinul composed for his friend Miles Davis. However, a Joe Zawinul who is less well known is also seen in the film.