Jeff grows up near Basin Street in New Orleans, playing his clarinet with the dock workers. He puts together a band, the Basin Street Hot-Shots, which includes a cornet player, Memphis. They struggle to get their jazz music accepted by the cafe society of the city. Betty Lou joins their band as a singer and gets Louie to show her how to do scat singing. Memphis and Jeff both fall in love with Betty Lou.

The Leningrad Cowboys, a group of Siberian musicians, and their manager, travel to America seeking f...

Recorded Live at Tokyo International Forum Hall A on December 9th, 2007

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

A rain parade of sausages meets camels and kings in the 32 minute experimental syncing of Pharaoh Sa...

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Publishing assistant Brett Eisenberg wants to be a big-time editor. However, she lacks self-confiden...

On the eve of graduation, a high school student finds herself dealing with both college applications...

In 1955, on his report, a medical examiner wrote in the box: age, “about 53 years”. Charlie Parker n...

One of the true legends of the jazz scene, Miles Davis was not only a virtuoso on the trumpet, but a...

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An egotistical saxophone player and a young singer meet on V-J Day and embark upon a strained and ro...

Stop for Bud is Jørgen Leth's first film and the first in his long collaboration with Ole John. […] ...

A waitress, desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner, is set on a journey to turn a fro...

BBC archivists recently unearthed a veritable treasure trove of Ella Fitzgerald shows recorded by th...

Cecil Taylor was the grand master of free jazz piano. "All the Notes" captures in breezy fashion the...
The musical traditions of the eastern and western worlds are bridged through the improvisations of B...

Zawinul is onstage with the WDR Big Band from Germany and a special international rhythm section. Th...

Tracklist: 1. Route 66 2. Medley: - Save Me - My Old Friend - Trouble In Paradise 3. Distracte...

Danny 'Sweet Touch' Caputo is a young sax player on the verge of crowning his life's dream, to play ...