Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity — Season 1, Episode 2: Faith Is to Be Fearless 1972–1999
Documentary • 59 min • 1 season, 3 episodes • ★ 8.6/10
Episode synopsis
Portal 2 explores Shorter's struggle with trauma and addiction. He discovers Buddhism. He and Joseph Zawinul form the popular jazz rock group Weather Report and become pioneers of the jazz rock movement. Shorter collaborates with Milton Nascimentos, Joni Mitchell, and Herbie Hancock, marking this era as the most commercially successful period of his career.
About Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity
A cinematic ode to jazz legend, Wayne Shorter. Depicted in 3 portals, the viewer is transported into prolific periods of Shorter's life and how through adversity, he grew to greatness, shattered the limitations of jazz, and became one of the most influential musicians and composers in American music.