Movies: Jazz

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In a bland, utilitarian world of order, one worker finds his inner jazz...

Immersed in music from an early age, Judith Hill's work blends soul, R&B and funk. Her sincere and fragile creations prove just how much courage and strength it takes for women to make their mark in the male-dominated music industry....

An unflinching documentary portrait of the Jazz percussionist....

Traces the rise of life on earth from primordial ooze to the present....

This Emmy-nominated TV special highlights rare performance footage filmed between 1968 and 1969 at various US venues and locations, including the Westbury Music Fair, The Village Gate, and RCA Studios in New York City. Also featured are candid and pe...

Double bassist, singer, composer and arranger Avishai Cohen is renowned for his virtuoso playing and emotional live performances. And he's unrivalled at finding the musicians who have the potential to take over from the jazz greats....

Max Roach and his double quartet live from Stuttgart, West Germany in 1990....

The Sonny Sharrock Band live in Prague as part of the Knitting Factory Festival Tour of Europe 1990....

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 performance of the band from November 11, 2022 as part of the 43rd Leverkusen Jazz Days....

A 1975 documentary on the great Blues pianist Earl Hines, one of the most influential figures in the development of jazz piano....

Join us down deep within the basement of ToonMan as a not so colorful cast of characters join together only once in a half moon to play poker for one night. Who will win, and who will lash in anger?...

Coloratura is cartoon based on the minimal style of the UPA animation, combining art, animation and jazz to create a symphony as the main character bumps into different musical instruments....

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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 women who performed on Central Avenue were mainly vocalists, some of the most celebrated female instrumen...

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The iconic concert from T-SQUARE in 1998....