Jazz Movies

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

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...

Satchmo. Theer are few people in this country - or around the world - who will not recognize that name. Louis Armstrong embodied twentieth-century...

On October 17, 1961, the popular and pioneering pianist-composer Dave Brubeck performed on Ralph Gleason's Jazz Casual, the television show that...

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...

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

A short narrative drama that explores the personal and professional dilemmas faced by the openly gay jazz composer, Billy Strayhorn, in the early...

Considered for an Academy Award nomination for Best Short Film (Animated).

A feature-length tour of Amsterdam's thriving jazz scene.

In this short film from 1967, filmmaker Henry English attempts to place a context around saxophonist and composer Marion Brown’s flurries of...

At the peak of the Christmas holidays, an old double bass player reminisces about his time as a struggling jazz musician in Berlin.

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...

1950s Soho beats with far more energy than its 21st century counterpart in this vivid time capsule.

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...

Kansas City PBS is proud to present a documentary that looks back at the years Charlie “Bird” Parker spent in Kansas City and his lasting...

T-Square's 30th anniversary concert.

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