About the Film
Directed by Denny Tedesco, renowned for his film The Wrecking Crew, The Immediate Family tracks the rise and collaborations of a group of legendary session musicians Danny Kortchmar, Leland Sklar, Russ Kunkel, and Waddy Wachtel through the 1970s and onward, chronicling their illustrious partnerships and their formidable record of hit-making. Tedesco’s earlier documentary, The Wrecking Crew, was inducted into the Film National Archives for the Library of Congress. It followed the first wave of studio musicians in the 60s, revealing the machinery behind the booming era of the singer-songwriter, when the talents of these four musicians were in furious demand.
About the Artists
Patti Zlaket caps her remarkable 2025–2026 comeback with Dance Again, her first new album in two decades. Championed by Apple Music and produced by Tariqh Akoni—Zlaket’s March 2026 single “Love Is For You” was added to the streaming giant’s ‘New In Rock’ global playlist alongside new tracks by Foo Fighters, Joe Jackson, Peter Gabriel, Ringo Starr, and Alabama Shakes—and on the heels of 2025’s three-part deluxe-edition reissue series of her remastered catalog by Meridian (ECR Music Group), the artist finds herself enjoying a remarkable and resurgent second chance. This pivotal moment greets Zlaket with a newfound audience thanks to three hit singles from the album in recent months, sold-out concert dates on tour, and glowing recognition in the press.
It was Sklar who lit the fire under Zlaket to make this new record, in fact. “I watched Immediate Family, the brilliant documentary about The Section—Lee Sklar, Danny Kortchmar, Waddy Wachtel, and Russ Kunkel,” explains Zlaket. “It was like watching a story about the soundtrack of my life. A light was turned on in me, and I couldn’t stop thinking about the film and those players. And, my life in music. Though I was performing regularly, I’d taken a long break from recording. That night, I knew the break was over.”
Zlaket did something that changed the course of her musical life—she reached out to Sklar and commended him on the film, thanking him for the decades of music. Unexpectedly, he reached back. “When the door of opportunity opens, you walk through,” says Zlaket. “So, I decided to go for broke and asked him to listen to a new song I’d yet to record. I told him if he liked it, I’d love to record it with him.” He liked it. Thus began the year-long process of recording Dance Again with Zlaket working alongside Sklar, Akoni, and stellar session players from Zlaket’s past and present.
Leland Sklar rose to prominence as a member of James Taylor’s backing band, which coalesced into a group in its own right, The Section, which supported so many of Asylum Records’ artists that they became known as Asylum’s de facto house band, as those artists became iconic singer-songwriters of the 1970s.
Sklar has recorded and toured with artists including James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Carole King, Linda Ronstadt, Phil Collins, Toto, The Doors, and Lyle Lovett. As a group member, session player, or touring musician, Sklar has appeared on over 2,000 albums and contributed to many motion picture and television show soundtracks. Since 2018, he has been the bassist for The Immediate Family, a group reuniting lifelong friends and most of his former bandmates from The Section.
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