Alvin Queen is one of the best jazz drummers of all time. A child prodigy, he played with the greatest masters (Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon, Pharaoh Sanders... ) He is also a very nice person who has a lot of wisdom to transmit. He shows it beautifully in this first episode of "Seeds of Success".
The concert captured on William "Count" Basie's entry in the "must-own" audio/video Jazz Icons serie...
Recorded Live on July 18th, 1986 at "Montreux Casino", during the Montreux Jazz Festival (Switzerlan...
A Pennsylvania band scores a hit in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as it can, with...
In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love ...
An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trum...
World première recording of Hannibal Lokumbe's 'spritatorio' Can You Hear God Crying, which combines...
Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted ...
The daughter of jazz pianist Joe Albany witnesses her beloved father's struggle -- and failure -- to...
Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection a...
In the Swedish city of Lethe, people from different walks of life take part in a series of short, de...
Legendary singer, actor, and jazz pianist Nat King Cole was prominent in the mid-1900s. Though he pa...
Documentary exploring the meaning and history of cool through the American music that started in the...
An account of the life of the brilliant jazz musician John Coltrane (1926-67), a gifted saxophonist,...
Part jazz history, part true-crime tale, Kasper Collin’s new documentary employs extensive archival ...
Saxophone player Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker comes to New York in 1940 and is quickly noticed for his rema...
A documentary on Dizzy Gillespie's landmark visit to Cuba and his performance at the Fifth Internati...
In 1960, American dancer and actor Gene Kelly created for the Paris Opera Ballet an original choreog...