John Scheinfeld

  • David Leaf & John Scheinfeld – The Unknown Marx Brothers (1993)

    1991-2000David LeafDocumentaryJohn ScheinfeldTVUSA

    Leslie Nielsen hosts this retrospective of the Marx Brothers, from their early career on stage to their post-film career in television. Their children and co-workers are interviewed, and numerous clips and rare footage being shown.Read More »

  • John Scheinfeld – Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary (2016)

    2011-2020DocumentaryJohn ScheinfeldUSA

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    The film explores the global power and impact of the music of John Coltrane and reveals the passions, experiences and forces that shaped his life and revolutionary sounds.

    filmthreat wrote:

    As inspiring as the music of Coltrane itself, Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary unfolds the life of the galactic saxophonist whose soulful approach to music incessantly spread light, peace, and love into the world.

    Coltrane put his life in music, resorting to a unique timbre, accurate technique, and an unshakeable spirituality, delivering quintessential records that still sound modern and bold today. I believe that every true jazz fan was touched in a way or another by the art of this jazz giant whose musical phases encompass bebop, cool jazz, post-bop, and spiritual avant-garde jazz and modal music.Read More »

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