Jazz Movies

  • 2015
    Dear Director

    Dear Director

    Dear Director

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    During the summer of 1980, the American jazz concert pianist Kazzrie Jaxen writes a 16 pages long letter to director Ingmar Bergman. His film 'From...

    Dear Director
  • 2009
    Chops

    Chops

    Chops

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    In this Tribeca Film Festival selection, filmmaker Bruce Broder trains his camera on a crop of talented young jazz musicians as they play their way...

    Chops
  • 2001
    Joe Jackson: Live in Tokyo

    Joe Jackson: Live in Tokyo

    Joe Jackson: Live in Tokyo

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    After charging through "One More Time," "Wild West," and "You Can't Get What You Want (Until You Know What You Want)" at a punishing clip, one might...

    Joe Jackson: Live in Tokyo
  • 2018
    Milford Graves Full Mantis

    Milford Graves Full Mantis

    Milford Graves Full Mantis

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    Weaving blistering performance footage from Europe, Japan, and the U.S. with a sublimely restrained, intimate glimpse into a world-renowned jazz...

    Milford Graves Full Mantis
  • 2000
    Spirits of Havana

    Spirits of Havana

    Spirits of Havana

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    This feature documentary offers a glimpse of contemporary Cuba’s rich musical culture through the experiences of renowned Canadian soprano sax...

    Spirits of Havana
  • 2022
    Diva Janus

    Diva Janus

    Diva Janus

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    Diva Janus
  • 1957
    Surprise Boogie

    Surprise Boogie

    Surprise Boogie

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    Considered for an Academy Award nomination for Best Short Film (Animated).

    Surprise Boogie
  • 1980
    Música para Sempre

    Música para Sempre

    Música para Sempre

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    The picture brings interviews with the participants of the 1st São Paulo Jazz Festival that occurred in Anhembi Conventions Palace in...

    Música para Sempre
  • 1995
    Big Men, Little Men

    Big Men, Little Men

    Big Men, Little Men

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    Three young men have an interest they all burn for - jazz. But in the 1930's northern Sweden not many people like the new form of music. So when the...

    Big Men, Little Men
  • 1943
    Shoe Shine Boy

    Shoe Shine Boy

    Shoe Shine Boy

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    A teenaged shoeshine boy urgently tries to raise the remaining amount of money he needs to purchase a secondhand bugle before 6p.m.

    Shoe Shine Boy
  • 2022
    Moor Mother: Jazz Codes

    Moor Mother: Jazz Codes

    Moor Mother: Jazz Codes

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    Moor Mother: Jazz Codes
  • 1982
    Art Pepper: Notes from a Jazz Survivor

    Art Pepper: Notes from a Jazz Survivor

    Art Pepper: Notes from a Jazz Survivor

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    Saxophonist Art Pepper (1925-1982) lived the kind of jazz life only found in Hollywood movies. His prodigious talent led him to top gigs as a...

    Art Pepper: Notes from a Jazz Survivor
  • 2011
    Beyond Central Avenue: Contemporary Female Jazz Instrumentalists of Los Angeles

    Beyond Central Avenue: Contemporary Female Jazz Instrumentalists of Los Angeles

    Beyond Central Avenue: Contemporary Female Jazz Instrumentalists of Los Angeles

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    Central Avenue thrived as a Black entertainment metropolis of Los Angeles during the 1920s through the mid-1950s. While it is often assumed that...

    Beyond Central Avenue: Contemporary Female Jazz Instrumentalists of Los Angeles
  • 2012
    Buster Williams Quartet Live At Blue Note Milan 2012

    Buster Williams Quartet Live At Blue Note Milan 2012

    Buster Williams Quartet Live At Blue Note Milan 2012

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    Buster Williams Quartet featuring Patrice Rushen Live At Blue Note, Milan March 6, 2012. Buster Williams - bass Mark Gross - Sax Alto & Soprano...

    Buster Williams Quartet Live At Blue Note Milan 2012
  • 2010
    Spark of Being

    Spark of Being

    Spark of Being

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    Spark of Being, a close adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Gothic novel Frankenstein, explores the thematic interchangeability of three of the...

    Spark of Being
  • 2020
    Violent Jazz from the North

    Violent Jazz from the North

    Violent Jazz from the North

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    Finland has long been the promised land for long hair and heavy rock music, however jazz has it’s own place here too! Then again maybe jazz is...

    Violent Jazz from the North
  • 2019
    Crescendo

    Crescendo

    Crescendo

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    Crescendo
  • 2008
    T-Square Super Band - Concert tour 2008 Final Wonderful Days

    T-Square Super Band - Concert tour 2008 Final Wonderful Days

    T-Square Super Band - Concert tour 2008 Final Wonderful Days

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    T-Square's 30th anniversary concert.

    T-Square Super Band - Concert tour 2008 Final Wonderful Days
  • 1961
    After Hours

    After Hours

    After Hours

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    Documentary short showcasing the genius of jazz greats Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Cozy Cole, and Milt Hinton, among others.

    After Hours
  • 2012
    Norah Johnes at We Love Green Festival

    Norah Johnes at We Love Green Festival

    Norah Johnes at We Love Green Festival

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    Norah Johnes at We Love Green Festival