Universe (2020)
In 1966 a landmark suite of orchestral jazz entitled “The Universe Compositions" was written for Miles Davis and set to be recorded by The Miles Davis Quintet. That moment would never happen. The quintet broke up and the compositions were lost for 50 years...until they were finally recovered by Miles’ only protégé, Wallace Roney--the one man Miles would trust to fulfill his wish. As Wallace prepares to record and debut "Universe," he must find a way to uphold his mentor's legacy. The work would take on an added poignancy when Wallace unexpectedly passes in March 2020 before seeing the music's release out in the world.
Directors: Sam Osborn, Nicholas Capezzera.
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Wallace Roney as |
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Miles Davis as |
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Wayne Shorter as |
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Felipe Luciano as |
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Phil Schaap as |
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Vince Wilburn Jr. as |
| Directing | Sam Osborn | Director |
| Directing | Nicholas Capezzera | Director |
| Production | Leah Natasha Thomas | Producer |
| Production | Esther Dere | Producer |
| Production | Carmelo Anthony | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ken Kitchings | Executive Producer |
| Production | Joe Gebbia | Executive Producer |
| Production | Asani Swan | Associate Producer |
| Crew | Matt Choi | Title Graphics |
| Sound | Caroline Mislove | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Wayne Shorter | Music |
| Sound | Wallace Roney | Music |
| Editing | Sara Sowell | Editor |
| Editing | Sam Osborn | Editor |
| Editing | Nicholas Capezzera | Editor |
| Camera | Sam Osborn | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Nicholas Capezzera | Director of Photography |