Dizzy Gillespie & The United Nations Orchestra

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 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

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

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

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