Jazz Movies

Live in Norway at University Hall, University Of Oslo, April 12, 1964

An exploration of the individual components that make up a jazz improvisation, told in 13 parts.

A tribute to the 50th anniversary of the Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, with Nina Simone, Miles Davis, Etta James, Marvin Gaye, David Bowie,...

John Zorn: alto sax, vocals Bill Frisell: guitar Wayne Horvitz: keyboards, piano Fred Frith: bass Joey Baron: drums

An unflinching documentary portrait of the Jazz percussionist.

A documentary about the weeks leading up to the early death of jazz legend Eric Dolphy. Centered around his last month alive and the titular record...

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

The Harlem Blues & Jazz Band during its sunset years: 87-year-old Al Casey, who had worked closely with Fats Waller throughout the 1930s; guitarist...

A documentary about the legendary Jazz player Charlie (Bird) Parker.

On stage before a show, a trumpet player dives back into his memories of a sinking during which he was saved by Jazz.

Mamani Keïta, Fafa Ruffino, Dobet Gnahoré and Kandy Guira represent the Amazones d'Afrique at the Nuits de Fourvière. A concert...

Zawinul is onstage with the WDR Big Band from Germany and a special international rhythm section. The music is a tribute to the pioneering 1970s...

A young songwriter struggles to make good in New York.

Ella Fitzgerald visited Australia back in 1960. Gracefully stepping up to the microphone for the celebrated television event 'The BP Super Show',...

Documentary portrait of composer and saxophone player Eero Koivistoinen (b. 1946).

Forgotten by all, an elderly jazz singer lives through the fragments of her past. Inspired by the true story of Giuli Chokheli, the most famous...