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Art Blakey: The Jazz Messenger (1988)

Genre : Documentary, Music

Runtime : 1H 18M

Director : Dick Fontaine

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Art Blakey
Art Blakey
Self

Crews

Dick Fontaine
Dick Fontaine
Director

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