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Far Off Sounds Ep 5 - Hailu Mergia Takes Off

Hailu Mergia was the leader of one of the biggest jazz funk bands in Ethiopia in the 1970′s.

Means TV | 2018 | 10 minutes

A Man and His Trumpet: The Leroy Jones Story

There are millions of musicians in the world, but there’s only one Leroy Jones

GOOD DOCS | 2019 | 60 minutes

Musica!

Over the course of five years, Mùsica! follows four young Cubans who view music as a way of life. Through music, they hope to find success and fulfillment, some choosing to remain in Cuba, and some seeking to venture out into the world beyond.

GOOD DOCS | 2023 | 71 minutes

Oscar

A touching portrait combining animated sequences and archival footage of virtuoso pianist Oscar Peterson.

National Film Board of Canada | 2016 | 12 minutes

Roy Smeck: Wizard of the Strings

Oscar-nominated documentary portrait of vaudeville-era musician Roy Smeck.

Strange Attractions | 1984 | 27 minutes

The Savoy King

The story of Chick Webb, who virtually invented modern drumming and built the hottest Swing orchestra of the 1930s - the "house band" of The Savoy Ballroom

Collective Eye Films | 2022 | 60 minutes

Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance

Celebrating the African roots, history, lineage and future progressions of jazz dance through a social and political lens

GOOD DOCS | 2020 | 94 minutes