Keeping Time: The Life, Music, and Photographs of Milt Hinton

This week, as part of the two week Celebration of Jazz, the Brand Library will hold a film screening of "Keeping Time the Life, Music, and Photographs of Milt Hinton. " This free event takes place this Wednesday, February 10th at 7:00 pm. Written and Directed by David G. Berger, Holly Maxson and Kate Hirson. Narrated by Jeffrey Wright. Combining rare pictures, footage and interviews with legendary musicians, this is an insider’s portrait of jazz history.

[From PBS.org] During his seven-decade-long career, legendary bassist Milt Hinton performed with nearly every major jazz artist alive, touring with Cab Calloway and performing with Aretha Franklin. KEEPING TIME: The Life, Music and Photographs of Milt Hinton is a loving portrait of this remarkably creative and generous man, who not only made beautiful music, but also took some of the most unforgettable photographs of 20th-century American life. Snapping more than 60,000 pictures over the years, Hinton provided an insider's look at the world of American music, as well as American history, from touring the South in the 1930s to his death in 2000.