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A Great Day in Harlem or Harlem 1958 is a black-and-white photograph of 57 jazz musicians in Harlem, New York, taken by freelance photographer Art Kane for Esquire magazine on August 12, 1958. [1] The idea for the photo came from Esquire ' s art director, Robert Benton , rather than Kane. [ 2 ]
La La Land is a 2016 American musical romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle.It stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone as a struggling jazz pianist and an aspiring actress who meet and fall in love while pursuing their dreams in Los Angeles.
Koyaanisqatsi runs for 86 minutes and consists of a montage of visuals accompanied by a minimalist score, without narration or dialogue. It opens with an ancient cave painting, followed by a close-up of a rocket launch, while a deep bass voice chants the film's title.
In his review of the film for the Chicago Sun-Times, Ebert noted the film's use of live jazz performances by real musicians and praised Gordon's acting performance, writing, "Gordon plays the central role with an eerie magnetism. He is a musician, not an actor, and yet no actor could have given this performance, with its dignity, wisdom and pain."
Moving to New York City, Charlie begins performing at different jazz venues on 52nd Street and meets trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. While Charlie performs with Dizzy, their specific style of jazz develops a following and is known as "bebop." One evening, Charlie meets Chan Parker, a dancer and jazz lover.
Gold Diggers of 1935 is an American Warner Bros. musical film directed and choreographed by Busby Berkeley, his directorial debut.It stars Dick Powell, Adolphe Menjou, Gloria Stuart, Alice Brady, Hugh Herbert, Glenda Farrell, and Frank McHugh, and features Joseph Cawthorn, Grant Mitchell, Dorothy Dare, and Winifred Shaw.
Rod Hamilton, a wealthy jazz aficionado, throws a big one-year wedding anniversary party for Aurelius Rex, a bandleader and pianist, and Delia Lane, a retired singer, in a Thames-side warehouse in London that he remodeled to create a space for all-night parties and jam sessions, which he cannot hold at his house in upscale Mayfair.
In June 2021, Sony Pictures Classics acquired the distribution rights for the film. [4] Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story premiered at the South by Southwest film festival on March 13, 2022, [5] and released in limited theatres in New York City and Los Angeles on May 13, before expanding to additional markets on May 27. [6]