Film Block #15 - Documentary Feature - "The Session Man"
Fri, Sep 27
|The Historic Lobo Theater
This AFMX 2024 film block includes the Documentary Feature - "The Session Man"
Time & Location
Sep 27, 2024, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
The Historic Lobo Theater, 3013 Central Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA
About the event
Are you attending multiple events or more than one day? Get your festival passes here. This AFMX 2024 film block includes the Documentary Feature - "The Session Man"
Directed by Michael Treen
"The Session Man tells the story of Nicky Hopkins, the highly gifted and prolific session pianist, and unsung hero. Nicky Hopkins not only played with The Kinks, The Who, The Rolling Stones and The Beatles, he also played on solo albums of all four members of the Beatles in the early part of a stellar career that spanned over 30 years. During that time, he contributed to over 250 albums and a vast number of single releases.
Nicky’s legendary piano riffs and wonderful musical motifs helped ordinary tracks become extraordinary and iconic. So many of them remain popular today. The generations that followed The Golden Era of Rock And Roll soon discover those iconic tracks that made Nicky Hopkins a legend amongst his peers - tracks like "Revolution" by The Beatles, "Like A Rainbow", "Sympathy For The Devil" and "Angie" by the Rolling Stones, "Jealous Guy" by John Lennon from his "Imagine" album and "You Are So Beautiful" by Joe Cocker. The Session Man's narrator, Bob Harris, former presenter of the BBC’s Old Grey Whistle Test, had no hesitation at the end of the film in confirming that, “Nicky Hopkins' contributions made him Rock And Roll’s greatest Session Man."
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ATTENTION FESTIVAL PASS HOLDERS: This event is first come, first serve for pass holder seating. You do not have to reserve or purchase a ticket to the event. Arrive at the event start time with your festival pass to gain entry. This includes daily pass holders (must have pass marked for that day's events).
SINGLE TICKET PURCHASES: Are available for entry to this block only. Ticket holders have a reserved number of seats and the theater will be open seating, no seat reservations are required.
Please Note: Location & time are subject to change.