Movies

  • 2021
    Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

    Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

    Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

    7.72021HD

    During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and...

    Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
  • 2021
    Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell

    Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell

    Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell

    7.22021HD

    Christopher Wallace, AKA The Notorious B.I.G., remains one of Hip-Hop’s icons, renowned for his distinctive flow and autobiographical lyrics....

    Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
  • 1981
    Death of a Prophet

    Death of a Prophet

    Death of a Prophet

    4.31981HD

    After breaking ties with the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X became a man marked for death...and it was just a matter of time before his enemies closed...

    Death of a Prophet
  • 1960
    Jazz on a Summer's Day

    Jazz on a Summer's Day

    Jazz on a Summer's Day

    7.21960HD

    Set at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, this documentary mixes images of water and the town with performers and audience. The film progresses from day...

    Jazz on a Summer's Day
  • 2024
    Soundtrack to a Coup d'État

    Soundtrack to a Coup d'État

    Soundtrack to a Coup d'État

    82024HD

    In 1960, United Nations: the Global South ignites a political earthquake, musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach crash the Security Council, Nikita...

    Soundtrack to a Coup d'État
  • 2023
    Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

    Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

    Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

    02023HD

    The Drum Waltzes explores the life and music of legendary drummer, activist Max Roach, his creative peaks, personal struggles and re-inventions from...

    Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
  • 1964
    Black Sun

    Black Sun

    Black Sun

    6.71964HD

    Akira, a young, jazz-obsessed drifter, returns to his squat, a ruined church, and finds Gill, a wounded African-American GI, on the run after the...

    Black Sun
  • 1981
    Max Roach: Live at Blues Alley

    Max Roach: Live at Blues Alley

    Max Roach: Live at Blues Alley

    01981HD

    This 1981 live show at Washington DC's famous Blues Alley features drummer Max Roach and his band.

    Max Roach: Live at Blues Alley
  • 1993
    Umbria Jazz Story

    Umbria Jazz Story

    Umbria Jazz Story

    01993HD

    Umbria Jazz Story
  • 1983
    Åke Hasselgård story

    Åke Hasselgård story

    Åke Hasselgård story

    01983HD

    Hasselgård died in a car accident 75 years ago, aged just 26, he became a legend like so many other young dead in jazz history. The clarinetist...

    Åke Hasselgård story
  • 2014
    Max Roach - Full Concert - 08/16/92 - Newport Jazz Festival

    Max Roach - Full Concert - 08/16/92 - Newport Jazz Festival

    Max Roach - Full Concert - 08/16/92 - Newport Jazz Festival

    02014HD

    "Recorded Live: 8/16/1992 - Newport Jazz Festival (Newport, RI)"

    Max Roach - Full Concert - 08/16/92 - Newport Jazz Festival
  • 1970
    Max Roach Double Quartet Stuttgart 1990

    Max Roach Double Quartet Stuttgart 1990

    Max Roach Double Quartet Stuttgart 1990

    01970HD

    Max Roach and his double quartet live from Stuttgart, West Germany in 1990.

    Max Roach Double Quartet Stuttgart 1990
  • 1982
    Dizzy's Dream Band

    Dizzy's Dream Band

    Dizzy's Dream Band

    01982HD

    All-Star concert recorded at Lincoln Center in 1982 -- Featuring Max Roach, Jon Faddis, John Lewis and Milt Jackson.

    Dizzy's Dream Band