A son seeking to fulfill his late father’s dream takes his band from the storied city of New Orleans to the shores of Cuba, where — through the universal language of music — dark and ancient connections between their peoples reveal the roots of jazz.

Saxophone player Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker comes to New York in 1940 and is quickly noticed for his rema...

Utilizing the 1920s jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw, the epic Indian tale of exiled prince Ramayana a...

Chart-topping jazz trumpeter Chris Botti and special guests performed two star-studded concerts at t...

Tenor saxophonist, composer and producer Kamasi Washington and his band perform a special show at Ha...

Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by...

Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans dis...

An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the Sout...

Set to a classic Duke Ellington recording "Daybreak Express", this is a five-minute short of the soo...

Cecil Taylor was the grand master of free jazz piano. "All the Notes" captures in breezy fashion the...

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

Claudia Winkleman meets Michael Buble in this entertainment spectacular. Michael performs classic tr...

A vibrant tribute to one of America's legendary bandleaders, charting Glenn Miller's rise from obscu...

Crazy is the story of a legendary guitar player who emerged from Nashville in the 1950s. Blessed wit...

A ship of athletes training on the rough seas becomes a symbol of Castro’s Cuba, the games projected...

Sun Ra and his Solar Myth Arkestra return to Earth after several years in space. Ra proclaims himsel...

In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads th...

In the late 1990s, iconic photographer Bruce Weber barely managed to convince legendary actor Robert...

In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love ...