ComingSoon is excited to debut a clip from Take Me to the River: New Orleans. The music documentary opens exclusively in New Orleans at the Broad Theater on April 22 and will open in New York City and Los Angeles on April 29. The documentary is directed by Martin Shore, who also co-wrote the film with Robert Gordon. The movie is executive produced by John Beug, Zach Fawcett, and Snoop Dogg.
Narrated by John Goodman, the film also features The Neville Brothers, Dr. John, Irma Thomas, Ledisi, G-Eazy, Snoop Dogg, William Bell, Galactic, Mannie Fresh, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, George Porter Jr., Christian Scott, Donald Harrison, Big Freeda, Ani DiFranco, PJ Morton of Maroon 5, Rebirth Brass Band, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Soul Rebels, Voice of the Wetlands, The Givers, Dumpstaphunk, Cheeky Blakk, Lost Bayou Ramblers, Big Sam, Terence Higgins, Walter Wolfman Washington, Dee-1, Davell Crawford and many others.
Check out the Take Me to the River New Orleans clip below:
“Take Me to the River New Orleans celebrates the rich musical history, the heritage, legacy, and influence of New Orleans and Louisiana,” says the synopsis. “A true collaboration and melting pot of influences from around the World, that came together and formed one of the world’s most unique cultural jewels. Our adventure shows the resiliency of surviving disaster to a formidable rebirth while pairing legacy musicians with stars of today, and how this unique cultural jewel came to exist.”
Producers are Martin Shore, Cody Dickinson, Dan Sameha, Eric Heigle, Eric Krasno, Ian Neville, and Ted Chung.
