Bill Morrison’s film “The Vanguard Tapes” screening in New York

We are excited to invite you to a special screening of The Vanguard Tapes (32 min), the latest film from our dear friend, Arts Letters and Numbers’ Founding Board Member and Visiting Artist, Bill Morrison. The screening will take place on Saturday, March 15, at 8:00 PM at the Museum of the Moving Image.

The Vanguard Tapes  
Dir. Bill Morrison. 2025, 33 mins. U.S. DCP. In 1995, Academy Award–nominated filmmaker Bill Morrison (Incident, Dawson City Frozen Time) was a dishwasher at the Village Vanguard, the legendary jazz club in New York City’s Greenwich Village that opened in 1935. He began carrying a Hi8 video camera to his workplace, seeking permission from musicians to document their interactions in the kitchen during breaks. Morrison’s poignant and deliciously candid film is comprised of conversations with and monologues by legends Cecil Taylor, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Harold Mabern, Jamil Nasser, and others, many of whom are no longer with us. North American premiere  

Tickets: $17.50 / $12 senior and students / $10 youth (ages 3–17) / discounted for MoMI members ($7–$11). There is a $1.50 transaction fee per ticket for all online purchases. The cost of admission may be applied toward a same-day purchase of a membership. 

Order tickets. Please pick up tickets at the Museum’s admissions desk upon arrival. All seating is general admission.