"It must schwing!" was the motto of Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff, two German Jewish immigrants who in 1939 set up Blue Note Records, the jazz label that was home to such greats as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Dexter Gordon and Sonny Rollins. Blue Note, the most successful movie ever made about jazz, is a testimony to the passion and vision of these two men and certainly swings like the propulsive sounds that made their label so famous.

In Germany, jazz had a voice: Inge Brandenburg. This is the story of a woman in the 1950s and 1960s,...

This film by director Ramon Tort documents a unique moment in the life and career of Andrea Motis: t...

A documentary about the life and music of Justin Pearson. An enigmatic underground musician and owne...
Carlos Santana's concert at the New Orleans Jazz Festival. Recorded April 26 & 27, 2014.

A film made in 1970 in the home of Finnish composer Ilkka Kussisto (whose two sons are famous violin...

"Bad Woman Blues - Beth Hart" celebrates the music and voice of a woman who enriches rock and blues ...

Vipal Monga's first feature-length documentary chronicles an unprecedented series of concerts perfor...

A struggling young man secretly plays a magical trumpet that transports him from his desolate world ...

A chronological look at the life and career of jazz musician, composer, and performer Dave Brubeck (...

Recorded Live at Tokyo International Forum Hall A on December 9th, 2007

Jack DeJohnette - Drums, Herbie Hancock - Keyboards, Dave Holland - Bass, Pat Metheney - Guitars. Fo...

A Pennsylvania band scores a hit in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as it can, with...

In 1955, on his report, a medical examiner wrote in the box: age, “about 53 years”. Charlie Parker n...

Acclaimed jazz vocalist Jane Monheit -- an artist whose voice is often compared to that of Diana Kra...

On the eve of graduation, a high school student finds herself dealing with both college applications...

Elijah Jamal Balbed grew up in Washington DC in the midst of one of its most difficult eras, as its ...