
Oscar Peterson – Black + White (Film by Barry Avrich. DVD details below. Film review by Liam Noble) It’s the 1970s and, looking straight at the camera, Michael Parkinson proclaims: “My first […]
Oscar Peterson – Black + White (Film by Barry Avrich. DVD details below. Film review by Liam Noble) It’s the 1970s and, looking straight at the camera, Michael Parkinson proclaims: “My first […]
Inside Scofield (Joerg Steineck / Director. Film 87 mins (145 min with DVD extras). Film review by Denny Ilett) Less of a traditional biography and more of a slice-of-life portrait of a […]
The documentary “Hargrove – The man, his trumpet, and the music that kept him alive” was premiered at the Tribeca Festival in NYC in June , In anticipation of the film’s London premiere, (Barbican […]
Howard Riley – Cheerfully Beyond Category (Film by Cath Longbottom. Film review by Duncan Heining) (NB: Booking link for London Premiere below) Award-winning editor and filmmaker Cath Longbottom’s film of Howard Riley […]
Hargrove – The man, his trumpet, and the music that kept him alive (Film premiered @ Tribeca Festival, 12 June 2022. Waterfront Plaza, Brookfield Place NYC. Film review by Dan Bergsagel) Documentaries […]
‘Round Midnight directed by Bertrand Tavernier, 1986 (The Criterion Collection 2022. Blu-ray review by Jane Mann) At last, Bertrand Tavernier’s ‘Round Midnight is re-released today (9 May 2022) on Blu-ray by Criterion. […]
Living with Imperfection – Ran Blake (Documentary film by Antoine Polin, 2021, 67mins. Review by Jon Turney) The critic Eric Thacker once suggested Ran Blake’s music, especially music evoked by movies, was […]
Walking the Changes: Legends of Double Bass in Jazz (Film documentary directed and produced by Nick Wells. Review by Mary James) A labour of love, almost by definition, takes a long time […]
BIX: “ain’t none of them play like him yet” (Restoration Screening and Q&A/Interview. Film Forum, NYC. 6 August 2021. Review by Dan Bergsagel) “The world is full of eminent musicians deserving of […]
Summer of Soul (Film Directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson. Film review by Peter Jones) Rating 12A, 117mins From July 16 in cinemas and from July 30 on Disney+ By now you have […]
Love Longing Loss: At Home with Charles Lloyd During Isolation (Available to watch until 11 June 2021 – link below) (Film documented by Dorothy Darr. 62 minutes. Film review by Sebastian Scotney) […]
The United States vs. Billie Holiday (Director Lee Daniels, starring Andra Day. Hulu/ Sky Movies. 137 mins. Review by John Bungey) A visceral account of the hounding of the singer by the […]
Motian in Motion (Film directed by Michael Patrick Kelly. Aquapio Films. 86 minutes. Review by Jon Turney) UPDATE 5 January 2020 via Twitter from DocnRoll Fest: “England going into another full lockdown […]
Up From The Streets: New Orleans: The City of Music (Mercury Studios/ Michael Murphy Productions. 104 minutes. Film Review by Sandy Burnett) It hits you from the moment you touch down on […]
Émile Parisien and Vincent Peirani – Live in Paris (Youtube film premiere, 17 November 2020. EFG London Jazz Festival. Review* by Jon Turney) WOW! Say more (Ed) Hell yeah. Not really helping. […]