Milford Graves Full Mantis

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Milford Graves Full Mantis

"I'M GOING RIGHT TO THE PRAYING MANTIS. THAT'S THE BOSS. NOT SOME HUMAN!"

2018

1h 32m

6.8(6 votes)

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Weaving blistering performance footage from Europe, Japan, and the U.S. with a sublimely restrained, intimate glimpse into a world-renowned jazz percussionist’s singular voice and complex cosmology.

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