All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 Newark Flash In NYC: 1933-1971

    • August 25, 2023
    • Prime Video

    Portal 1 transports us into Shorter’s childhood, filled with comics and movies that serendipitously lead him to music. He writes and plays with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, records stunning solo compositions for Blue Note Records and joins the Miles Davis Quintet. Shorter’s virtuosity and arrangements take Davis in a new direction, inspiring the titles of some Miles Davis Quintet albums.

  • S01E02 Faith Is To Be Fearless: 1972-1999

    • August 25, 2023
    • Prime Video

    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.

  • S01E03 Zero Gravity: 2000-∞

    • August 25, 2023
    • Prime Video

    In Portal 3, Shorter redefines jazz and encourage artistic exploration to affect social change. He sees "Zero Gravity" as breaking free from the genre's confines and oppressive societal conditioning. In his 80's, he innovates with his quartet and orchestral compositions, creating his most prolific body of work. He proves that the human being behind the instrument remains of the utmost importance.