Art Blakey: The Jazz Messenger (1988)
• January 1st, 1988 • 1h 18min
Documentary, Music
Overview
A portrait of inspirational jazz drummer and teacher Art Blakey with Dizzy Gillespie, many pupils including Wayne Shorter, the Marsalis brothers, and a surprising new generation of musicians and dancers.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
The Blues Brothers
Released on: 1980-06-16
Music, Comedy, Action, Crime
Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home whe...
Noble Sissle's Syncopated Ragtime
Released on: 2018-10-01
Documentary, Music
Combining footage unseen since WWI with original scores from the era, this film tells the story of N...
All You Can Eat
Released on: 2025-01-23
Adventure, Drama, Documentary
All You Can Eat is a brief yet captivating short film that highlights the hungry moments shared betw...
Femi Kuti: Live at the Shrine
Released on: 2005-06-28
Music
An unprecedented collection by Afrobeat legend Femi Kuti, Live At The Shrine includes both a concert...
Stop for Bud
Released on: 1963-12-17
Documentary, Music
Stop for Bud is Jørgen Leth's first film and the first in his long collaboration with Ole John. […] ...
Hiromi's Sonicbloom: Live in Concert
Released on: 2009-01-01
Music
Recorded Live at Tokyo International Forum Hall A on December 9th, 2007
New York, New York
Released on: 1977-06-21
Romance, Drama, Music
An egotistical saxophone player and a young singer meet on V-J Day and embark upon a strained and ro...
The Wurst Has a Master Plan
Released on: 2025-01-16
Music
A rain parade of sausages meets camels and kings in the 32 minute experimental syncing of Pharaoh Sa...
Black February: Music Is an Open Door
Released on:
Documentary, Music
Vipal Monga's first feature-length documentary chronicles an unprecedented series of concerts perfor...
Collective Soul - Home
Released on: 2006-02-07
Music
Multi-platinum recording artists release their first-ever live DVD. Recorded in April 2005, the show...
Miles Davis - Live in Montreal
Released on: 2020-01-01
Music
One of the true legends of the jazz scene, Miles Davis was not only a virtuoso on the trumpet, but a...
Dejohnette, Hancock, Holland and Metheny in Concert
Released on: 1990-04-25
Music
Jack DeJohnette - Drums, Herbie Hancock - Keyboards, Dave Holland - Bass, Pat Metheney - Guitars. Fo...
Santana Live at New Orleans Jazz Festival 2014
Released on: 2014-04-27
Music
Carlos Santana's concert at the New Orleans Jazz Festival. Recorded April 26 & 27, 2014.
Ella Fitzgerald: Best of the BBC Vaults
Released on: 2010-10-21
Music
BBC archivists recently unearthed a veritable treasure trove of Ella Fitzgerald shows recorded by th...
The Sound of Seeing
Released on: 1963-01-01
Documentary
Made on a wind-up Bolex camera, The Sound of Seeing announced the arrival of 21-year-old filmmaker T...
How It Breathes
Released on: 2024-03-24
Documentary
Elijah Jamal Balbed grew up in Washington DC in the midst of one of its most difficult eras, as its ...
Cecil Taylor: All The Notes
Released on: 2005-01-01
Documentary, Music
Cecil Taylor was the grand master of free jazz piano. "All the Notes" captures in breezy fashion the...