Flight Time is an excerpt from Alvin Ailey’s work Phases, choreographed in 1980 at the height of his artistry. Phases is a startling, classic jazz dance that is divided into five sections, each composed by a significant African American jazz musician. This excerpt, Flight Time, features music composed by L. Mizell, performed by jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd.
Flight Time (Phases excerpt)
Ailey II's A. Smalls, K. Abu, and J. Colotroc in Alvin Ailey's Flight Time. Photo by Nir Arieli
