Jazz Singer Or Musician Movies

Art Kane, now deceased, coordinated a group photograph of all the top jazz musicians in NYC in the year 1958, for a piece in Esquire magazine. Just...

This is the story of three men in their 40s, confronted with their limits and three younger women who are usurping the old order. They are all...

Between segregation and cosmic revelation, The Magic City traces the birth of Sun Ra, where a city becomes myth and a man, a galaxy.

In this Amazon Music Songline episode, filmed live in Iceland, Laufey reimagines her most beloved songs with stunning new arrangements at her...

In a retirement home for former professional musicians, a newcomer convinces some of his mates to embark on an exciting adventure that will change...

Taken in by the musical world as a young orphan, Rick Martin grows up with a desire to play pure jazz instead of the commercial gigs he lands, whilst...

Chronicles a pivotal two-week period in London at the height of Dinah Washington’s career, following the international success of her 1959...

The Hans Christian Andersen classic is given present-day relevance and an upbeat ending in this story of Angela, a homeless child who sells...

A meditation on what it means to maintain continuity with the past — told through the kaleidoscopic journey of a young drummer who must learn...

A surprise reunion in southern France reignites passions and jealousies between two women who were formerly polyamorous lovers.

"Monica Z" is a biopic about the Swedish singer and actress Monica Zetterlund focusing on her journey from a job as a telephone operator in a small...

Young Cab Calloway's mother is concerned, because Cab spends his days listening to the radio, pretending to lead a miniature orchestra. A deacon...

Documentary about jazz great Chet Baker that intercuts footage from the 1950s, when he was part of West Coast Cool, and from his last years. We see...

A jazz musician falls in love with a comatose woman at a carny sideshow and takes her to his mansion to join his cabinet of sexual curiosities.

Nina Simone in concert at the International Jazz Festival City of Pompeii in 1983

Beth Hart celebrates the music and voice of a woman who enriches rock and blues with emotion, authenticity, and honesty.

An intimate look into the life of icon Quincy Jones. A unique force in music and popular culture for 70 years, Jones has transcended racial and...

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

A jazz musician struggles to come to terms with his age when he is assigned a live in nurse.

Documentary film about the life and mysterious death of forgotten jazz arranger/composer Gary McFarland.