Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise

Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise (1980)

October 1st, 19800h 59min

Documentary, Music
61%

Overview

Robert Mugge filmed jazz great Sun Ra on location in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. between 1978 and 1980. The resulting 60-minute film includes multiple public and private performances, poetry readings, a band rehearsal, interviews, and extensive improvisations. Transferred to HD from the original 16mm film and lovingly restored for the best possible viewing experience.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Koncert na 707 ulic

Koncert na 707 ulic


Released on: 1969-02-16
Music, TV Movie

A pair wander the streets of Warsaw, meeting famous Polish musicians.

Miles Davis Live At Tanglewood 1970

Miles Davis Live At Tanglewood 1970


Released on: 1970-08-18
Music, Documentary

Miles Davis performing live at Berkshire Music Center, Tanglewood Massachusetts on August 18, 1970. ...

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)


Released on: 2021-07-02
Music, Documentary, History

During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, cele...

THE HISTORY OF JAZZ. WHAT IS JAZZ? (Documentary)

THE HISTORY OF JAZZ. WHAT IS JAZZ? (Documentary)


Released on: 2021-10-18
Documentary

At the beginning of the 20th century, a new direction in music appeared in America. Although the wor...

You, the Living

You, the Living


Released on: 2007-09-21
Drama, Comedy, Music

In the Swedish city of Lethe, people from different walks of life take part in a series of short, de...

Passing the Torch

Passing the Torch


Released on: 2016-11-14
Documentary

Passing the Torch documents a ninety year old Jazz master, Jimmy Heath, mentoring teenage musicians ...

Liberty's Secret

Liberty's Secret


Released on: 2016-11-04
Comedy, Romance, Music

The daughter of a preacher becomes the centerpiece for a conservative political campaign but finds h...

What Difference Does It Make?

What Difference Does It Make?


Released on: 2014-02-17
Documentary, Music

A documentary that explores the challenges that a life in music can bring.

Step N' Soul

Step N' Soul


Released on: 2012-01-01
Documentary

Miles Davis Live in Stockholm 1973

Miles Davis Live in Stockholm 1973


Released on: 1973-10-27
Music

Miles Davis performing live at Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden 27 October 1973 1. Band warming up 2...

Tom Waits for No One

Tom Waits for No One


Released on: 1979-01-01
Animation, Music

In this rotoscope animation, Tom Waits sings about "The One That Got Away."

Komeda, Komeda...

Komeda, Komeda...


Released on: 2012-09-28
Documentary

A feature- length documentary on the life and work of jazz musician and composer Krzysztof Komeda.

Casiopea Perfect Live II

Casiopea Perfect Live II


Released on: 1986-12-26
Music

Casiopea's perfect live performance from 1987.

Herb Ellis: Swing Jazz Soloing and Comping

Herb Ellis: Swing Jazz Soloing and Comping


Released on: 1991-01-22
Music

"Comping (an abbreviation of accompanying) is a term used in jazz music to describe the chords, rhyt...

Spirits of Havana

Spirits of Havana


Released on: 2000-01-01
Documentary

This feature documentary offers a glimpse of contemporary Cuba’s rich musical culture through the ex...

Ray

Ray


Released on: 2004-10-29
Drama, Music

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

Daybreak Express

Daybreak Express


Released on: 1953-01-01
Documentary, Music

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

Thomas Carbou: Spectacle au Bleury - 2016

Thomas Carbou: Spectacle au Bleury - 2016


Released on: 2022-04-02
Music

Jasper in a Jam

Jasper in a Jam


Released on: 1946-10-18
Animation, Music

In this entertaining Puppetoon animated short film, a young boy, Jasper, gets trapped inside a pawns...