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ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

Short Film Review: A film that echoes the battle cries of artists, exposing the injustices of the industry and igniting a powerful call for change.

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Lex Lucas’s experimental music film is a powerful and socially charged exploration of the intersection between art, activism, and injustice. Partially dramatizing the protest song ‘Enough is Enough’ by SoSala, the film sheds light on the Justice For Jazz Artists Campaign – initiated by New York’s Musicians Union Chapter Local 802. The narrative unfolds against the backdrop of a significant issue: the mishandling of funds meant for musicians’ pension payments after the elimination of certain sales taxes at live jazz shows… continue reading here: https://shortfilmsmatter.com/5163/enough-is-enough

CD Review: “Basically, 1993 puts the art in cathartic.”

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CD review by Chris May (All About Jazz, 11/7/2023)

“Saxophonist SoSaLa—born Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi to Iranian parents in Switzerland, brought up in Germany, martial arts student in Japan, and a New York City resident since 2008—is the sort of wild card we need more of in jazz. Not necessarily because of the actual music he makes, which has limited appeal, but because of the energy he brings to its creation and the free-thinking attitude out of which it erupts. And also, actually, because it does have limited appeal. Jazz likes minorities….” Read more here: https://www.allaboutjazz.com/1993-sosala-doobeedoo-records