Jazz Movies

An insight into how one feels upon a late night return home.

In this second short film in the Birdland series two birds escape and fly away to the rainbow. The story is set to the sound of "Over the Rainbow"...

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

The film follows the quartet from collaborative development of new music to a live performance at New York’s 55 Bar.

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

The Woodstock Jazz Festival, Woodstock NY, 1981 was a celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Creative Music Studio. With performances by Jack...

Robert Glasper Experiment — Live Performance on Morning Becomes Eclectic at KCRW Radio. Full set and interview.

Dependence and demarcation, one's own position in a system that appears open but often allows for nothing structurally. The feeling of constantly...

A young, bored and unhappy 9-5 office worker drifts into daydream at his desk about his true passion of jazz, only to snap back into reality.

Two friends play a best-of-three game of pool, but things go rough quickly. As their shots get more powerful, they miss more often and only sheer...

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

When four jazz musicians—trumpeter Serge Adam, pianist Benoît Delbecq, bassist Francky Mwele, and drummer Emile Biayenda—prepare...

Inspired by Edvard Munch's "Hands"

Emmet Cohen w/ Bruce Harris & Patrick Bartley

Buster Williams Quartet featuring Patrice Rushen Live At Blue Note, Milan March 6, 2012. Buster Williams - bass Mark Gross - Sax Alto & Soprano...

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

Prestigious guitarist Stanley Jordan is well-known for his exclusive use of the guitar: His 10 fingers run along the neck of the instrument, creating...

Tracklist: 1. Route 66 2. Medley: - Save Me - My Old Friend - Trouble In Paradise 3. Distracted 4. Wait For The Magic 5. Mornin' 6. Take...