Improvisation / 1950

An improvised jazz session with some of the greats from the 1950s era including Ella Fitzgerald.

Improvisation / 2007

Elliot, a young photographer who aspires for wealth and fame in the fine art world, discovers a mysterious file that foretells a life of professional failure and uncovers a conspiracy to sabotage his success. By choosing anonymous artistic fulfillment over fame, he cheats his bleak destiny and finds unexpected happiness.

Improvisation / 2004

Improvisational jazz performance filmed in 1950 by Gjon Mili plus Duke Ellington Trio filmed in July 1966, Count Basie at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1977, Joe Pass 1979, Ella Fitzgerald 1979, and Oscar Peterson at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1977.

Improvisation / 2016

About Improvisation / 1964

"A propos de l'improvisation" is the title of an episode of the French TV talk show series Un Certain Regard which ran from 1964-1975.

Keith Jarrett: The Art of Improvisation / 2004

In questo ritratto profondo di una delle poche vere superstar del jazz, il pianista Keith Jarrett vi parlerà della sua musica, dell'importanza dell'improvvisazione, dei grandi artisti con cui ha collaborato e degli alti e bassi della vita. Il programma vede anche interventi di suoi amici musicisti, familiari e colleghi che dicono la loro sul grande pianista. Questo primo documentario su Keith Jarrett è stato realizzato grazie alla totale collaborazione dell'artista stesso e contiene anche alcune registrazioni e rare immagini d'archivio di suoi concerti degli anni '60 insieme a Miles Davis e Charles Lloyd.

The Confession of Max (An Improvisation) /

When a serial killer named Max comes to the conclusion he's at the end of his game, he decides to leave voice mails for his mom, confessing to her all the heinous crimes he's committed.

LNI : 40 ans d'improvisation / 2017

Improvisation no. 1: Cumulative Loops / 2013

Improvisation no. 1: Cumulative Loops is the audio-visual artifact of an improvisation in hand-drawn animation and musical collage.

Improvisations in Black and White / 1952

Animated experimental film using only black and white, with a musical score.

The Personals: Improvisations on Romance in the Golden Years / 1999

Documentary about a Jewish senior citizens' acting group on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. The film covers both the progress and impediments of a play the group is mounting about senior citizens looking for love and the life/love stories (past, present, and predictions) of the players.

Five Improvisations / 1979

The diagrammatic space first entered in Diagram Film becomes the stage for temporal, rhythmic, informational and spatial play with a single diagram (a 144-drawing cycle) that refers to the film and animation process, animation history, specific filmmakers and other encoded data. The arrangement of the drawings for each of the five sequences was improvised on the animation during the act of shooting, creating five variations and possible readings of the animated composition.

Ola Gjeilo - PIANO IMPROVISATIONS / 2012

Although many of the pieces on this album are free improvisations recorded in one take, the first three tracks are fantasies around three of my own choral works; Ubi Caritas, Tota Pulchra Es and Prelude. Recordings of the original choral versions can be found on Phoenix Chorale's 2012 album, Northern Lights (Chandos Records). Producer Morten Lindberg suggested recording a few tracks where I would play layers of two or three pianos, which I thought was a great way to really exploit the surround sound potential on a solo album. We moved the piano between each take, eventually constituting a triangle, and the listener is sitting in the middle in a surround system setup. As a pianist, improvisation is where my heart is. With this recording I wanted to express and share my passion for that art form.

Brett Garsed: Rock Guitar Improvisation / 2004

Brett Garsed is known for his work with multi-platinum artists such as John Farnham, Olivia Newton-John and Nelson as well as his albums with TJ Helmerich, Frank Gambale and Shawn Lane. Here Brett give up-close demonstrations of his hybrid picking technique, left hand legato and also his unique approach to slide guitar as well as improvisation concepts for the intermediate to advanced rock/fusion guitarist. With over 40 minutes of live footage as well as 1 hour of personal tuition, this DVD is a must for the thinking musician.

On The Edge: Improvisation In Music / 1992

British series stressing the role of, and showing different kinds of, improvisation in music. Produced for UK's Channel Four. Written and narrated by Derek Bailey.

Improvisation No. 1 / 1948

Experimental short by Jordan Belson.

Planned Improvisation /

In the following documentary, produced in 2016, actor Tim Robbins, author and screenwriter Michael Tolkin, production designer Stephen Altman, and associate producer David Levy discuss the making of THE PLAYER and Robert Altman’s unique approach to directing.

Short improvisation on whatever Jacob Appelbaum meant when he wrote "selector" / 2020

Young woman confesses from her inner trauma and fears from surveillance as an experience of her movement through the city. Those are generated during the time of lockdown and social distancing.

Improvisation / 1990

A documentary programme about the contemporary Icelandic composer Atli Heimir Sveinsson.

Igor Butman. Improvisation in Search of Dialogue / 2021

A film about the famous jazzman Igor Butman. How did a boy from Soviet Leningrad manage to step into the big world of jazz music? And what role did Sergei Kuryokhin, Dave Brubeck, Winton Marsalis and Bill Clinton play in his life? The details of rehearsals and concerts, the secrets of family traditions, the frank stories of the musician's friends create an interesting picture of the being of a person striving for his dream. Multiple world champion Vyacheslav Fetisov, prominent jazzmen David Goloshchekin and Nikolai Levinovsky, singer Sergei Mazayev and many other public figures and art masters take part in the film.