Morton Feldman's Rothko's Chapel

Written for performance in a space designed and painted by Mark Rothko

This film collaboration with photographer/ cinematographer Paul Strand captured the potential of film and music. The sound quality on this online copy is not very good, but conveys the interplay of sound and image.

Redes with music by Silvestre Revueltas and cinematography by Paul Strand

Bobby McFerrin on the BBC

Towards the end of this program @ 47 minutes, Bobby McFerrin talks about his research process and demonstrates his improvisational style.

Big Mama

This is a short documentary film for which McFerrin composed and improvised music. 

Shodekeh at TedX, Baltimore, 2011