Kansas City PBS is proud to present a documentary that looks back at the years Charlie “Bird” Parker spent in Kansas City and his lasting legacy on the Kansas City jazz scene. Bird: Not Out of Nowhere features rarely seen archival footage of Parker, interviews with musicians and historians, and live performances from Kansas City’s most talented jazz musicians.
The name Ray Charles stands for superstar worldwide. He is an icon in the music world, has a star on...
Set to a classic Duke Ellington recording "Daybreak Express", this is a five-minute short of the soo...
Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by...
It's 1959 in a seedy bar in Philadelphia, and Billie Holiday is giving one of her last performances ...
A documentary about the life and music of Justin Pearson. An enigmatic underground musician and owne...
In 1979 and 1980, three world renowned guitarists, John Mc Laughlin, Paco De Lucia and Larry Coryell...
Tenor saxophonist, composer and producer Kamasi Washington and his band perform a special show at Ha...
John Zorn: alto sax, vocals Bill Frisell: guitar Wayne Horvitz: keyboards, piano Fred Frith: bass...
This Final Performance Tribute began on Les Paul's 90th birthday when luminaries from the musical wo...
Documentary about legendary Swedish jazz club "Nalen" featuring interviews with old musicians and si...
In the Swedish city of Lethe, people from different walks of life take part in a series of short, de...
On October 17, 1996, veteran and contemporary jazz greats gathered for a select soiree on the stage ...
In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love ...
This film by director Ramon Tort documents a unique moment in the life and career of Andrea Motis: t...
Shipwrecked African-American slaves arrive in the midst of Bakumatsu-era Japan; they soon carve out ...
The documentary tracks the diva's difficult progress as she emerges from the tough, testosterone-fue...