Jazz Movies

A portrait of Swedish jazz singer Monica Zetterlund.

Documentary about the Chicago jazz scene.

A portrait of the mythical band Bembeya Jazz, which contributed to the heyday of Sekou Touré’s cultural revolution in Guinea. Created in 1961 in the h...

A woman suffering from dementia relives her traumatic past

Chronicles the extraordinary rise of Haitian-American jazz singer Cécile McLorin Salvant, anchored by a pristine recording of a live concert.

Elijah Jamal Balbed grew up in Washington DC in the midst of one of its most difficult eras, as its identity was being tested. As the city changed aro...

Robert Glasper Experiment — Live Performance on Morning Becomes Eclectic at KCRW Radio. Full set and interview.

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

A lonely musician living trough his music and the daily visits of a cat. One day the nostalgia takes over; he gets a crazy idea.

Jazz vocalist Dave Lambert auditions a new group of singers at RCA Studios in 1964.

A loose fictitious of Charlie Parker's last years and a portrait of the jazz scene in 1960's New York. A black jazz musician bent on self destruction...

A music documentary about jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker, with Chan Parker, Bill Miles, Dizzy Gillespie, Walter Bishop Jr, Sheila Jordan, George Wein...

The blues has always been a vital component of Carlos Santana' music. On a magical night at Montreux Jazz Festival in July 2004, he was given the oppo...

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

This is the full ten minute film from which the Russ Morgan "Meet The Bandleaders" segment was created on video in the 1980s. It features Russ in his...

Throughout three decades, Bill Laswell has been a constant innovator, fusing seemingly disparate genres into a whole new sound. Touching upon everythi...

Pianist Harry Connick, Jr. and saxophonist Branford Marsalis reunite in a magical live performance. Filmed at the 2005 Ottawa Jazz Festival in Canada...

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