Jazz musician Billy Tipton developed a reputable touring and recording career in the mid-twentieth century. After his death, it was revealed that Tipton was assigned female at birth, and his life was reframed as the story of an ambitious woman passing as a man in pursuit of a music career. NO ORDINARY MAN seeks to correct that misrepresentation by collaborating with trans artists. As they collectively celebrate Tipton’s story as a musician living his life according to his own terms, they paint a portrait of a trans culture icon.
