Jazz Movies

Stop for Bud is Jørgen Leth's first film and the first in his long collaboration with Ole John. […] they wanted to "blow up cinematic...

"It must schwing!" was the motto of Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff, two German Jewish immigrants who in 1939 set up Blue Note Records, the jazz label...

Max Devereaux and Suko Pyramid documentary about the making of their first three albums together as a duo and the story of their inspiring,...

A musical journey through Tokyo's Jazz Cafes.

The brilliant self-taught pianist Erroll Garner left his mark on jazz forever. His song Misty, which he allegedly composed between two concerts on an...

A juvenile delinquent gets out of the pen and immediately embarks on a rampage of untethered anger, most of it directed at the girlfriend of the...

Amid the frenetic pace of New York City, a group of young musicians confronts the paradox of pursuing a professional career in the world of jazz...

A tribute to Charles Mingus.

A musician tries to get by working several jobs.

Will Handy grows up in Memphis with his preacher father and his Aunt Hagar. His father intends for him to use his musical gifts only in church, but...

"What would the world be like without Beethoven?" That’s the provocative question posed by this music documentary from Deutsche Welle. To...

Sun Ra and his Solar Myth Arkestra return to Earth after several years in space. Ra proclaims himself "the alter-destiny", meets with inner-city...

Pop-soul band Kimberose is a French-British trio, led by singer Kimberly Kitson Mills, an artist with a voice reminiscent of Billie Holiday, Amy...

Documentary film detailing the history of Kansas City jazz.

Captured in state-of-the-art High Definition and mastered in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, The New Orleans Concert ignites a massive celebration...

A jazzy exercise in pure movement.

In this intimate portrait—produced for a segment of National Education Television's "Black Journal" television program—legendary jazz...

This film by director Ramon Tort documents a unique moment in the life and career of Andrea Motis: the months preceding the recording of her first...