ReelAbilities Film Festival: Left Alone Rhapsody - The Musical Memoir of Pianist John Bayless
Dir. Stewart M. Schulman
Documentary | English | US | 2023 | 100 min
At 25, Leonard Bernstein's protégé, John Bayless, debuted at Carnegie Hall, launching a 30-year-long recording career as a solo pianist, composer, and improviser. At 54, after a left-brain stroke immobilized his right side, John is determined to reinvent himself as a one-handed musician and storyteller.
Following the film, Mr. Bayless will answer questions and give a short performance.
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Dir. Stewart M. Schulman
Documentary | English | US | 2023 | 100 min
At 25, Leonard Bernstein's protégé, John Bayless, debuted at Carnegie Hall, launching a 30-year-long recording career as a solo pianist, composer, and improviser. At 54, after a left-brain stroke immobilized his right side, John is determined to reinvent himself as a one-handed musician and storyteller.
Following the film, Mr. Bayless will answer questions and give a short performance.
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