George Benson: Live At Montreux 1986

Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide...

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2h 32m

Director

Taylor Hackford

Cast

Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Regina King

In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.

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1h 35m

Director

Woody Allen

Cast

Sean Penn, Ben Duncan, Samantha Morton

An egotistical saxophone player and a young singer meet on V-J Day and embark upon a strained and rocky romance, even as their careers begin a long uphill climb.

Runtime

2h 43m

Director

Martin Scorsese

Cast

Liza Minnelli, Robert De Niro, Lionel Stander

The history of American popular music runs parallel with the history of a Russian Jewish immigrant family, with each male descendant possessing different musical abilities.

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1h 36m

Director

Ralph Bakshi

Cast

Ron Thompson, Lisa Jane Persky, Jeffrey Lippa

"It must schwing!" was the motto of Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff, two German Jewish immigrants who in 1939 set up Blue Note Records, the jazz label that was home to such greats as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Dexter Gordon and Sonny Rollins. Blue Note, the most successful movie ever made abo...

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1h 53m

Director

Julian Benedikt, Andreas Morell

Cast

Freddie Hubbard, Gil Mellé, Herbie Hancock