Overview
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.
Director and cast
More films
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Action · Comedy · Crime · Music · R
Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.
- Runtime
- 2h 13m
- Director
- John Landis
- Cast
- Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, James Brown
The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
Comedy · Drama · Music · Romance · R
The lives of two struggling musicians, who happen to be brothers, inevitably change when they team up with a beautiful, up-and-coming singer.
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Director
- Steve Kloves
- Cast
- Michelle Pfeiffer, Jeff Bridges, Beau Bridges
New York, New York (1977)
Drama · Music · Romance · PG
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
Blues in the Night (1941)
Crime · Drama · Music · Passed
Members of a traveling jazz band try to keep their talented leader from dying after he breaks from the band and begins drinking and taking drugs.
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Director
- Anatole Litvak
- Cast
- Priscilla Lane, Betty Field, Richard Whorf
American Pop (1981)
Animation · Drama · History · Music · R
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Director
- Ralph Bakshi
- Cast
- Ron Thompson, Lisa Jane Persky, Jeffrey Lippa
Comments
Talk about the film with other members