Jazz
Jazz 2001Jazz
Jazz is a ten part series that explores the evolution – and the genius – of America’s greatest original art form, focusing on the extraordinary ...
Duke Ellington
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Soundtrack to a Coup d’État
Soundtrack to a Coup d'État 2024Soundtrack to a Coup d’État
In 1960, United Nations: the Global South ignites a political earthquake, musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach crash the Security Council, ...
Black and Tan
Black and Tan 1929Black and Tan
Duke Ellington plays hot jazz in a fictional story that finds him down on his luck; he tries in vain to dissuade his friend, dancer Fredi ...
A Bundle of Blues
A Bundle of Blues 1933A Bundle of Blues
Duke Ellington and his orchestra play two jazz compositions plus ‘Stormy Weather’ (sung by Ivy Anderson).
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life 1935Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
A rising nineteen-year-old singer by the name of Billie Holiday made her screen debut in this musical landmark, which features Duke Ellington and ...
Belle of the Nineties
Belle of the Nineties 1934Belle of the Nineties
Cabaret entertainer Ruby Carter shifts her operations to New Orleans and becomes exceedingly popular with the local men.
The Apollo
The Apollo 2019The Apollo
The history of New York City’s Apollo Theater in Harlem is given the full treatment.