Jazz is my Native Language: A Portrait of Toshiko Akiyoshi

Sparni

It’s the second semester of junior year for Pierce “Sparni” Sparnroft, a gifted jazz vibraphonist studying at Montclair State University in New Jersey

2023

The Fabulous Baker Boys

The lives of two struggling musicians, who happen to be brothers, inevitably change when they team up with a beautiful, up-and-coming singer.

1989

Streetlight Opus

When two buskers find themselves situated on the same busy street corner, a musical battle ensues when the musicians realise that the lively city isn'

2023

The Dudley Moore Trio - Jazz in "Oz"

Historic performance by the Dudley Moore Trio filmed in Australia in 1971. Tracklist 1 La Nuit S'Epanouit 2 The More I See You 3 Chimes 4 Lov

1971

Keiko Kishi, Eternally Rebellious

Born in 1932, Keiko Kishi has been one of the first Japanese actresses known worldwide. Her decision to move to France and to marry director Yves Ciam

2023

Jazz Legends: Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - 1964

2022

Air Mail Special

Count Basie does a little rhyming rapping before going into this Benny Goodman instrumental composition. While he's playing, plenty of couples are jit

1941

Jazz session: Dizzy Gillepsie en concert au studio 104 - 1970

2022

Passing the Torch

Passing the Torch documents a ninety year old Jazz master, Jimmy Heath, mentoring teenage musicians with a thirst for knowledge and an appreciation of

2016

Piano Blues

Director — and piano player — Clint Eastwood explores his life-long passion for piano blues, using a treasure trove of rare historical footage in addi

2003

Geisha Playmates

The story of a beautiful model from the flesh-pots of Tokyo.

1958

Miles Davis & Keith Jarrett - The 1971 Berlin Concert

Containing a vibrant concert by the Miles Davis Band featuring Keith Jarrett.

2010

Girl in a Cage

A fiery, lithe dancer is stripping in a cage on a jungle set, scored to intense crime jazz.

1965

Acoustic Alchemy: Best Kept Secret

1998

Miyama, Kyōto Prefecture

The follow-up film to “Barstow, California” takes us to the mountains of Miyama, a remote forest and tourist area north of Kyoto. Uwe Walter, a shakuh

2023

Jam Session

Duke Ellington and Orchestra perform 'C Jam Blues'.

1942

Cold Trumpet

Chet Baker silently wanders through an Antonioniesque landscape in a Felliniesque state of wonderment as his improvised trumpet solos alternate betwee

1963

Fire Music

Although the free jazz movement of the 1960s and '70s was much maligned in some jazz circles, its pioneers - brilliant talents like Ornette Coleman, C

2021

The Karate Kid Part II

After discovering that his father is at death's door, Mr. Miyagi sets out to Japan, to see him with Daniel. Upon arriving, Miyagi must confront an old

1986

Beautiful Breasts Serenade: Erotic Fair Skin

At night, Luna after taking a bath is humming the Scottish folk song "Hometown Sky". In front of her eyes, wearing dark make-up and dressed again, the

2020