Kris Bowers

co-director of 'The Last Repair Shop'

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For some LA public school kids, playing music has kept them afloat during hardships. “The Last Repair Shop” focuses on the craftspeople who’ve been fixing their instruments.

‘Last Repair Shop’ shows Angelenos who were broken, then repaired by music

For some LA public school kids, playing music has kept them afloat during hardships. “The Last Repair Shop” focuses on the craftspeople who’ve been fixing their instruments.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

One workshop in Downtown LA has been tuning, restringing, and repairing broken instruments for LAUSD students for six decades. It’s among the last of its kind.

Downtown repair shop keeps LA’s music education going

One workshop in Downtown LA has been tuning, restringing, and repairing broken instruments for LAUSD students for six decades. It’s among the last of its kind.

from Greater LA

Kris Bowers is the star and co-director of a short documentary called “A Concerto is a Conversation,” which is nominated for an Oscar this year.

Kris Bowers on his Oscar-nominated ‘A Concerto is a Conversation,’ and music for ‘Space Jam’ v. Disney Hall

Kris Bowers is the star and co-director of a short documentary called “A Concerto is a Conversation,” which is nominated for an Oscar this year.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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