What is Message To Love / Miles Electric about?

MESSAGE TO LOVE, 1970, MLF, 120 min. The 1970 Isle of Wight Festival was the largest rock event of the era, with more than 600,000 attendees, featuring the last major performances by Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison. Oscar winning director Murray Lerner (FROM MAO TO MOZART: ISAAC STERN IN CHINA) beautifully captured the performances by the cream of the rock royalty crop - and also discreetly documented the greed of promoters and festival attendees that helped kill off the 1960s hippie dream. L.A. Premiere! MILES ELECTRIC, 2004, MLF, 90 min. Dir. Murray Lerner. Incredible documentary capturing Miles Davis at the height of his “Bitches Brew” jazz-rock-free-form fusion best. Built around Davis’ legendary Isle of Wight performance with a band that included Chick Corea and Keith Jarrett, the film provides insight into his groundbreaking odyssey into electric music.

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What is Message To Love / Miles Electric about?: MESSAGE TO LOVE, 1970, MLF, 120 min. The 1970 Isle of Wight Festival was the largest rock event of the era, with more than 600,000 attendees, featuring the last major performances by Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison. Oscar winning director Murray Lerner (FROM MAO TO MOZART: ISAAC STERN IN CHINA) beautifully captured the performances by the cream of the rock royalty crop - and also discreetly documented the greed of promoters and festival attendees that helped kill off the 1960s hippie dream.
L.A. Premiere! MILES ELECTRIC, 2004, MLF, 90 min. Dir. Murray Lerner. Incredible documentary capturing Miles Davis at the height of his “Bitches Brew” jazz-rock-free-form fusion best. Built around Davis’ legendary Isle of Wight performance with a band that included Chick Corea and Keith Jarrett, the film provides insight into his groundbreaking odyssey into electric music.