The Last of the Blue Devils

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...

Runtime

2h 32m

Director

Taylor Hackford

Cast

Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Regina King

A documentary on Dizzy Gillespie's landmark visit to Cuba and his performance at the Fifth International Jazz Festival in Havana, Cuba. Filmed in 1985 with Arturo Sandoval and Sayyd Abdul Al Khabyyr.

Runtime

1h 24m

Cast

Dizzy Gillespie, Arturo Sandoval, Gonzalo Rubalcaba

In the Swedish city of Lethe, people from different walks of life take part in a series of short, deadpan vignettes that rush past. Some are just seconds long, none longer than a couple of minutes. A young woman remembers a fantasy honeymoon with a rock guitarist. A man awakes from a dream about bomber planes. A businessman boasts abou...

Runtime

1h 33m

Director

Roy Andersson

Cast

Håkan Angser, Eric Bäckman, Patrik Anders Edgren

The true story of Vera Brandes, teenage patron saint of the 1970s Cologne music scene, who risked everything to organize the greatest solo concert in music history: Keith Jarrett’s legendary Köln Concert.

Runtime

1h 56m

Director

Ido Fluk

Cast

Mala Emde, John Magaro, Michael Chernus

Inside the Blue Note nightclub one night in 1959 Paris, an aged, ailing jazzman coaxes an eloquent wail from his tenor sax. Outside, a young Parisian too broke to buy a glass of wine strains to hear those notes. Soon they will form a friendship that sparks a final burst of genius.

Runtime

2h 11m

Director

Bertrand Tavernier

Cast

Dexter Gordon, François Cluzet, Gabrielle Haker