Legends of Jazz: Showcase with Ramsey Lewis (2006)

Satchmo. Theer are few people in this country - or around the world - who will not recognize that name. Louis Armstrong embodied twentieth-century American culture. He revolutionized the world of music and became one of the nation's most influential entertainers. No other performer of his era has such a profound effect as a singer as well as an instrumentalist.

Документальный фильм о концертном туре джазовой группы, в которой играет Вуди Аллен, по Европе в 1996 году.

A fifteen-year-old boy wants to buy a gun from an adult racketeer named Priest, in order to become president of the gang to which he belongs, and to return them to active "bopping" (gang fighting) which has declined in Harlem.

A music documentary about jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker, with Chan Parker, Bill Miles, Dizzy Gillespie, Walter Bishop Jr, Sheila Jordan, George Wein, Bruce Ricker, Earl Coleman, Doris Parker, Roy Haynes, Tommy Potter, Lester Bowie, Jimmy Slyde, Santi Debriano, Henry Threadfill Sextet, Olu Dara, Charles Austin Trio, Paul McIsaac, Jacqui Casto, Steve Ben, Israel, Leroy Williams, Billie Holiday, Ben Webster, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins.

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.

Footloose In NYC gives the viewer the whole Earthworks experience with live concert footage as well as exclusive interviews and backstage footage.

A young trumpeter rises through the jazz world and finds love.

Новый Орлеан конец девятнадцатого века. Джеф Ламберт – белый мальчик из приличной семьи учится играть на кларнете классические мелодии, но парнишке это занятие мало интересно, ведь на улицах города звучит настоящий негритянский джаз и он старается подражать и подыграть уличным музыкантам. За такое своевольное отношение к музыке он неоднократно наказан сердитым отцом. Пройдут годы и Джеф (Бинг Кросби) создает собственный джазовый оркестр «Original Dixieland Jazz Band», который будет первым и одним из лучших музыкальных коллективов страны и приведет героя к славе и популярности. Один из самых знаменитых фильмов с участием Бинга Кросби – певца и актера, любимца Америки, снявшегося в 58 картинах. Бинг Кросби — исторически значимая фигура в популярной музыке и музыкальном кинематографе США.

Джон по прозвищу Призрак — принципиальный музыкант, который предпочитает играть блюз в парке для птиц, нежели идти на творческий компромисс. Однако когда Джон встречает прекрасную певицу Джесс Полански и влюбляется в неё, всё меняется: Джесс встаёт между блюзменом и его товарищами по группе, и Джон забывает о своих иллюзиях, отправляясь на поиски славы.

Mammy steps out for the evening. While she's away, the cats - in this case Tom and three of his alley cat friends - play. Play and perform rollicking jazz, that is.

Will Handy grows up in Memphis with his preacher father and his Aunt Hagar. His father intends for him to use his musical gifts only in church, but he can't stay away from the music of the streets and workers. After he writes a theme song for a local politician, Gogo, a speakeasy singer, convinces Will to be her accompanist. Will is estranged from his father for many years while he writes and publishes many blues songs. At last the family is reunited when Gogo brings them to New York to see Will's music played by a symphony orchestra.

In this Tribeca Film Festival selection, filmmaker Bruce Broder trains his camera on a crop of talented young jazz musicians as they play their way through the Essentially Ellington high school jazz band competition. Sponsored by the Jazz at Lincoln Center program, the prestigious contest gives the kids the chance to rub shoulders with legendary trumpeter Wynton Marsalis -- and put their budding improvisational skills to the test.

I Love to Singa depicts the story of a young owl who wants to sing jazz, instead of the classical music that his German parents wish him to perform. The plot is a lighthearted tribute to Al Jolson's film The Jazz Singer.

At the Katnip Kollege, we see a roomful of cats taking a course in Swingology. Everyone swings except Johnny, who can't cut it and has to sit in the dunce chair. Miss Kitty Bright tells him to look her up when he learns how to swing. Finally, listening to the pendulum clock at night, Johnny gets the beat. He rushes out to where everyone is playing and sings "Easy As Rollin' Off a Log" to Kitty Bright. She joins in; he grabs a trumpet for an instrumental break, with the complete band. They both fall off a log; she covers him with kisses.

This impressive record of Sade's 1993 live peformances reminds us of just how much her distinctive sound combines languorously emotional pop with lightweight but musically fulfilling cocktail jazz. As fine as the voice is, we can never forget that Sade's backing band are sidemen rather than mere accompanists, and in several of the 18 numbers here we get solos of real virtuosity. The selection of songs includes many of Sade's hits--"Cherry Pie," "Smooth Operator," "Your Love Is King"--and some less well-known songs from the albums, such as "Red Eye" and "Jezebel." --Roz Kaveney, Amazon.co.uk

In 2005 the French progressive rock band Magma presented a series of concerts in which they performed all of their major works of the previous 35 years. These concerts were filmed and released as a series of four DVDs.

Лейтенант армии Фредерик Манайон арестован за убийство владельца бара Барни Куилла. Он утверждает, что бармен избил и изнасиловал его жену Лауру. И, хотя Лаура полностью подтверждает версию мужа, судмедэксперт не может найти доказательств ее изнасилования. Защищать Майнона поручают Полу Биглеру, скромному провинциальному адвокату. Обвиняемый не идет на сотрудничество, дело ведет судья из другого города. Биглер понимает, что предстоит очень трудный процесс, и шансов выиграть дело у него не так уж много…

Жеф Кастелло - наемный убийца. Умный, опытный и хладнокровный профессионал, Кастелло считается лучшим в своем деле, поэтому, получив очередной контракт на устранение одного очень влиятельного человека, Жеф выполняет заказ без особых трудностей. Убийца не оставляет следов и даже устраивает себе поистине безукоризненное алиби. Однако, неожиданно находится свидетель, который видел киллера в лицо. Комиссар полиции организует беспощадную охоту на убийцу. И заказчики преступления тоже становятся на путь преследования Кастелло. Теперь он как раненый тигр в джунглях вынужден защищаться.

A naive Canadian barber who knows US popular culture inside and out meets a flamboyant roadie who needs someone to drive her and her "brother's" corpse from Thunder Bay, Ontario to New Orleans. Chaos ensues after the barber agrees to drive her, the corpse, and the drugs stashed within all the way.