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24 results for “jazz history”

Let's Get Lost

1988 ★ 7.1

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 the young Ba

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Icarus. The Legend of Mietek Kosz

2019 ★ 6.3

Inspired by true events, a story of a blind grand piano genius. As a child Mietek loses his sight. His mother places him in the care of the nuns in Laski. At th

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Köln 75

2025 ★ 7.1

The true story of Vera Brandes, teenage patron saint of the 1970s Cologne music scene, who risked everything to organize the greatest solo concert in music hist

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For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story

2000 ★ 6.2

In the early 1970s, Cuban trumpeter Arturo Sandoval (Andy Garcia) is torn between his own musical dreams and the dreams of his wife, Marianela (Mía Maestro), a

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American Pop

1981 ★ 6.9

The history of American popular music runs parallel with the history of a Russian Jewish immigrant family, with each male descendant possessing different musica

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Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

2019 ★ 5.3

In the late 1990s, iconic photographer Bruce Weber barely managed to convince legendary actor Robert Mitchum (1917-97) to let himself be filmed simply hanging o

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The Song of Sway Lake

2019 ★ 5.2

In the wake of his father’s suicide, young record collector Ollie Sway returns to the family lake house with his friend Nikolai in tow to lay claim to an invalu

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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

2022 ★ 6.7

Never-before-heard personal recordings and archival footage tell the story of Louis Armstrong's life from his perspective. From musical phenom to civil rights a

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The United States vs. Billie Holiday

2021 ★ 6.5

Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drugs, u

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Marcus

2015 ★ 6.0

Patrick Savey plunges us into Marcus's world, capturing the New York roots of the legendary bass player, following his path like the pebbles of Tom Thumb, as he

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Earl Hines

Earl Kenneth Hines, also known as Earl "Fatha" Hines (December 28, 1903 – April 22, 1983), was an American jazz pianist and bandleader. He was one of the most i

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Poor Pretty Eddie

1975 ★ 5.2

A wrong turn on a jazz singer's road trip results in her car breaking down near an isolated lodge run by a faded starlet and a cocksure, volatile country singer

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Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)

2026 ★ 2.8

Examines the legacy, cultural impact, and body of work of American R&B/funk/jazz/soul/disco band Earth, Wind & Fire, and will feature exclusive access to the ba

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The Terminal

2004 ★ 7.4

An Eastern European tourist unexpectedly finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up temporary residence there. The Terminal is a 2004 film centered

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The Color Purple

1985 ★ 7.7

An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's a

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Harry Connick Jr.

Harry Connick Jr is an American singer, actor, composer, and pianist. Born on September 11, 1967, in New Orleans, Louisiana, he is known for his work in acting.

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Soul Train

1971 ★ 8.0

Soul Train is an American musical variety show that aired in syndication from 1971 to 2006. In its 35-year history, the show primarily featured performances by

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Ragtime

1981 ★ 7.0

A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence, and other nostalgic eve

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Grass Is Greener

2019 ★ 6.7

Weed. Marijuana. Grass. Pot. Whatever you prefer to call it, America’s relationship with cannabis is a complicated one. In his directorial debut, hip hop pionee

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A World Without Beethoven?

2020 ★ 7.2

"What would the world be like without Beethoven?" That’s the provocative question posed by this music documentary from Deutsche Welle. To answer it, the film ex

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Rebel Dread

2022 ★ 7.0

Documentary about Don Letts who played a leading role in pop history. Letts injected Afro-Caribbean music into the early punk scene and shot over 300 music vide

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Flora & Airto: O Som Revolucionário

2026 ★ 0.0

A feature-length musical documentary about the history of the celebrated musician couple Flora Purim and Airto Moreira, who helped shape the global music scene

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Dovzhenko. First Sight

2026 ★ 0.0

Ukrainian Odesa, 1926: a city recovering from the war, a city where jazz sounds and cinema is born. Young artist Sashko Dovzhenko seeks freedom in art - and stu

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Heart Beat

1980 ★ 5.6

An exploration of the relationship between Beat Generation writers Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady, and Cassady's wife, Carolyn. Heart Beat is a 1980 drama film t

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