Jazz Movies

  • 2002
    Billie on Billie

    Billie on Billie

    Billie on Billie

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    This film about the life of Billie Holiday is as mesmerising and exquisite as her legendary singing voice, featuring interviews with the legendary...

    Billie on Billie
  • 2014
    Can You Hear God Crying?

    Can You Hear God Crying?

    Can You Hear God Crying?

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    World première recording of Hannibal Lokumbe's 'spritatorio' Can You Hear God Crying, which combines jazz, gospel and chamber music with West...

    Can You Hear God Crying?
  • 2021
    FUNCTION

    FUNCTION

    FUNCTION

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    As seen and heard by... the Standing on the corner art ensemble, an "Exhibition" Index Film

    FUNCTION
  • 2003
    The Intimate Duke Ellington

    The Intimate Duke Ellington

    The Intimate Duke Ellington

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    Duke Ellington's fifty year career was full of accomplishments as a highly original pianist, arranger, prolific composer and leader of a timeless...

    The Intimate Duke Ellington
  • 1989
    Tiny and Ruby: Hell Divin' Women

    Tiny and Ruby: Hell Divin' Women

    Tiny and Ruby: Hell Divin' Women

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    This profile of storied trumpeter of jazz, Tiny Davis, and her cohort pianist-drummer, Ruby Lucas, is an amalgam of artifacts about the two women,...

    Tiny and Ruby: Hell Divin' Women
  • 1980
    Pete!

    Pete!

    Pete!

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    Narrated by Phil Harris, a longtime friend of Fountain's, "Pete!" uses performance film, interviews, behind-the-scenes footage and a home videos to...

    Pete!
  • 2023
    Jazz Sabbath: Rockpalast 2022 - Leverkusener Jazztage

    Jazz Sabbath: Rockpalast 2022 - Leverkusener Jazztage

    Jazz Sabbath: Rockpalast 2022 - Leverkusener Jazztage

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    Hard Rock classics turned into jazz - or even the creators of many Black Sabbath songs? Jazz Sabbath is damn well thought out and yet very true. Live...

    Jazz Sabbath: Rockpalast 2022 - Leverkusener Jazztage
  • 2021
    Las noches del Monumental - Crossover Mad

    Las noches del Monumental - Crossover Mad

    Las noches del Monumental - Crossover Mad

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    Las noches del Monumental - Crossover Mad
  • 2008
    Jazz Icons: Sonny Rollins Live in '65 & '68

    Jazz Icons: Sonny Rollins Live in '65 & '68

    Jazz Icons: Sonny Rollins Live in '65 & '68

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    Jazz Icons: Sonny Rollins features two intimate concerts filmed in the '60s for Danish television at the pinnacle of one of his most creative...

    Jazz Icons: Sonny Rollins Live in '65 & '68
  • 2020
    Bird: Not Out Of Nowhere

    Bird: Not Out Of Nowhere

    Bird: Not Out Of Nowhere

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    Kansas City PBS is proud to present a documentary that looks back at the years Charlie “Bird” Parker spent in Kansas City and his lasting...

    Bird: Not Out Of Nowhere
  • 2010
    Billy & Aaron

    Billy & Aaron

    Billy & Aaron

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    A short narrative drama that explores the personal and professional dilemmas faced by the openly gay jazz composer, Billy Strayhorn, in the early...

    Billy & Aaron
  • 2004
    Paolo Conte - Nel cuore di Amsterdam

    Paolo Conte - Nel cuore di Amsterdam

    Paolo Conte - Nel cuore di Amsterdam

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    Tracklist: Diavolo rosso; Hesitation; La ricostruzione del mocambo; La negra; Max; Sotto le stelle del jazz; Lo zio; Jimmy Ballando; Via con me;...

    Paolo Conte - Nel cuore di Amsterdam
  • 2017
    Body and Soul: An American Bridge

    Body and Soul: An American Bridge

    Body and Soul: An American Bridge

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    A documentary about the jazz standard and it's roots in Jewish and African-American culture/

    Body and Soul: An American Bridge
  • 2022
    Michael Olivera & The Cuban Jazz Syndicate

    Michael Olivera & The Cuban Jazz Syndicate

    Michael Olivera & The Cuban Jazz Syndicate

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    A musical show by a spirited Cuban band as part of the Las Noches del Monumental series on Spanish television... The Cuban Michael Olivera is closely...

    Michael Olivera & The Cuban Jazz Syndicate
  • 1943
    Swingonometry

    Swingonometry

    Swingonometry

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    Three female performers – pianist Renara, tap-dancer Irene Cutter and singer Shirley Lenner – are supported by Harry Parry and his band...

    Swingonometry
  • 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
  • 2001
    Glenn Miller 2000

    Glenn Miller 2000

    Glenn Miller 2000

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    A monumental homage to Glenn Miller, a one shot film - Glenn Miller 2000. This 26- minute long piece, shot on a circular road in Novi Zagreb in many...

    Glenn Miller 2000
  • 2020
    Kamasi Washington Live At The Apollo Theater

    Kamasi Washington Live At The Apollo Theater

    Kamasi Washington Live At The Apollo Theater

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    Tenor saxophonist, composer and producer Kamasi Washington and his band perform a special show at Harlem's legendary Apollo Theater for the theatre's...

    Kamasi Washington Live At The Apollo Theater
  • 2021
    Walking the Changes - Legends of Double Bass in Jazz

    Walking the Changes - Legends of Double Bass in Jazz

    Walking the Changes - Legends of Double Bass in Jazz

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    Be it the musical expression of Dave Holland, the melodic phrasing of Scott LaFaro, the inventiveness of Charles Mingus or the flawless technique and...

    Walking the Changes - Legends of Double Bass in Jazz
  • 1960
    The Night is a Witch

    The Night is a Witch

    The Night is a Witch

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    Short musical based upon a choreography by Pierre Lacotte.

    The Night is a Witch