Forover50yearscomposerandsaxophonistWayneShorterhasshatteredthelimitationsofjazzandhasbeenattheforefrontofeveryprogressivejazzmovement.Hisiconicbodyofworkasasoloartist,asapartofArtBlakeyandtheJazzMessengers,thefamedMilesDavisQuintetandfusionpioneersWeatherReport,hasdefinedandredefinedjazzforgenerations. WayneShorterisamultipleGrammyAward-winnerwhosecompositionshavebecomejazzstandardsandwhoseuniqueapproachtosaxophonehasforeverchangedhowtheinstrumentisplayed. WayneShorter:ZeroGravityisacompleteandintimateportraitofthismythicalfigure,peelingawaytheenigmaticauraofhislegacytorevealtheessenceofhislifeandhowithasinformedhismusic. Inhisownwords,ShorterwillsharepersonalandcreativeexchangeswithJohnColtrane,ArtBlakey,MilesDavis,CarlosSantana,HerbieHancock,JoniMitchell,ReneFlemingandmanyothers.Familyandclosefriendswillsharepivotalmomentsinhispersonallifeandhowheovercameadversitywhilecreatingaprolificbodyofwork.Hismoralcourage,hisenlightenedvisionoflifereflectshiscommitmenttowardscreatingworldpeaceandpositivesocialchangethroughmusic. TheinnovativeworldofWayneShorterisdiverse,progressiveandunique.Books,movies,sciencefiction,mythologyandphilosophyhaveinformedhismusicand hadaprofoundimpactonallaspectsofhislife. ThisdocumentarywillgiveviewersinsightintoShorter’shistorywithinterviewsandarchivalfootageofhisprolificyearsasasidemanandcomposer.. InShorter’srarecase,heisevenmoreprolificandgroundbreakingnowinhis80’sthanhewasinthelastfivedecades.ThisdocumentarydelvesintoafirsthandlookathisartisticprocesswhilecapturingthedepthofhiscurrentmodernorchestralcompositionsandcollaborationswithworldrenownedorchestrasandhisownstellarWayneShorterQuartet. WayneShorterplaysmusictobemorehuman.Bygivingouraudiencethefreedomtoexperiencehismusicwithoutanyconstraintsorpreconceivedideasofwhatjazzisorshouldbe,wehavetherareopportunitytocelebratethemusicallegacyofajazzlegendinthepresenttensewhiletakingahumanisticjourneyintothefruitsoftheunknownwithhisnextcreativeventure… ZEROGRAVITY
