Bandwidth (WAMU 88.5) | 2015 | By Steve Kiviat
A deep dive into the making of the Anacostia Delta documentary, featuring extensive quotes from John Previti about his friendship with Danny Gatton and the importance of preserving the D.C. music scene.
“Reichhardt calls Previti ‘the spirit behind the film.’ ‘John has always wanted to do a film about the entire music scene that Danny came out of,’ Reichhardt says. ‘That’s sort of the genesis of this project.'”
“I would be in awe,” the director says. “Everyone would. It was impossible not to smile at what he was doing. It was just incredible how he would interpret songs… He’d do a funk version of a jazz standard, or a jazz version of a country standard. He was just phenomenal.”
The article details how Previti brought together musicians from Gatton’s universe for a sold-out tribute concert at the Birchmere, forming the backbone of the documentary.