Every Night's a Saturday Night

How It Breathes

March 2024 •English

Elijah Jamal Balbed grew up in Washington DC in the midst of one of its most difficult eras, as its identity was being tested. As the city changed around him, his budding career as a musician exposed him to the people and music providing a voice and an outlet to the people of DC. Now tasked with preserving and sharing that tradition, Balbed reflects on balancing that responsibility with creating a musical identity of his own.

Nos va la marcha

May 1979 •Spanish

'Round Midnight

September 1986 •English

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.

Jazz in Marciac 2000 - Biréli Lagrène et Sylvain Luc

February 2021 •French

Filthy Betrayal

June 2013 •English

On the eve of graduation, a high school student finds herself dealing with both college applications and an unfaithful boyfriend.

Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001

August 2001 •English

A documentary featuring archive footage to celebrate the 100th birth of jazz legend Louis Armstrong.

Playing For Change Band – Live In Brazil

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A Film About Kids and Music. Sant Andreu Jazz Band

February 2013 •Catalan

A Film About Kids and Music is a project arising from a music class. Conducted by Joan Chamorro, the big band brings together children between 6 and 18 years old, around a classic jazz repertoire with lots of swing, which gained the public’s attention and sold-out some of the most important music auditoriums in Spain.

New York, New York

June 1977 •English

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.

Leo Gandelman: Ao Vivo

February 2003 •Portuguese

Magma - Myths and Legends Volume I

January 2006 •French

Magma - Myths and Legends Volume II

October 2006 •French

Magma - Myths and Legends Volume IV

January 2008 •French

Black February: Music Is an Open Door

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Vipal Monga's first feature-length documentary chronicles an unprecedented series of concerts performed in February 2005 by the legendary jazz composer Lawrence D. Butch Morris. The concerts were in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Conduction, Butch's revolutionary technique for live music-making. Butch put on 44 performances in 28 days with 85 musicians pulled from all across New York's musical community. Along with footage from these remarkable concerts that span a full range of musical styles from big band jazz to funk to electronic and symphonic works. The documentary features some of the leading lights of the New York creative-music community, including Henry Threadgill, JD Allen, Brandon Ross, Graham Haynes, Howard Mandel, and Greg Tate. Although the film provides unique insight into New York's vibrant avant-garde music scene,

Sting : My Songs au château de Chambord

November 2022 •French

The Sound of Seeing

January 1963 •English

Made on a wind-up Bolex camera, The Sound of Seeing announced the arrival of 21-year-old filmmaker Tony Williams. Based around a painter and a composer wandering the city (and beyond), the film meshes music and imagery to show the duo taking inspiration from their surroundings.

Ella Fitzgerald: Best of the BBC Vaults

October 2010 •English

BBC archivists recently unearthed a veritable treasure trove of Ella Fitzgerald shows recorded by the BBC. Featuring two shows from 1965, and a performance live at Ronnie Scott’s from 1974; this is the timeless Ella Fitzgerald.

Hiromi's Sonicbloom: Live in Concert

January 2009 •English

Recorded Live at Tokyo International Forum Hall A on December 9th, 2007

Rita Coolidge: On Stage at World Cafe Live

June 2007 •English

Spaceways

January 1968 •English

A music documentary made with Sun Ra.