Dizzy Gillespie Movies

Jazz and decolonization are intertwined in a powerful narrative that recounts one of the tensest episodes of the Cold War. In 1960, the UN became...

An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991).

Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth of the most influential children's show in television history. From the iconic furry...

This rockumentary-style presidential portrait shows how Jimmy Carter reinvigorated a post-Watergate America—with the music of the...

A filmed variety show featuring the Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra with special guests.

This documentary recounts the life of the late composer Michel Legrand, known for his works on Les Parapluies de Cherbourg or Les Demoiselles De...

The picture brings interviews with the participants of the 1st São Paulo Jazz Festival that occurred in Anhembi Conventions Palace in...

Jim is the drummer for the great black musician Billy Swann. With him, he plays in a club called San Sebastián, owned by his friend Floro,...

A documentary on the music of Miles Davis which contains concert footage from the 1986 New Orleans Jazz Festival and interviews with Miles Davis,...

Two men discuss the nature of accidents and the possibility of nuclear war.

In 1955, on his report, a medical examiner wrote in the box: age, “about 53 years”. Charlie Parker nicknamed Bird just died, at 34. His...

The Cold War and Civil Rights collide in this remarkable story of music, diplomacy and race. Beginning in 1955, when America asked its greatest jazz...

Didn't We Ramble On is a documentary about the tradition of marching bands in African-American culture. It focuses particularly on the historical...

Earth is visited by a race of aliens, who issue an ultimatum: either peace or complete destruction.

This is Les Blank’s earliest music film, focusing on the renown trumpet player, Dizzy Gillespie, who along with Charlie Parker, Thelonius Monk,...

Art Kane, now deceased, coordinated a group photograph of all the top jazz musicians in NYC in the year 1958, for a piece in Esquire magazine. Just...

Mother Earth and Father Time converse about the choices humans make. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.

Documentary exploring the meaning and history of cool through the American music that started in the 1940s in the bars of New York and LA, and became...

A vibrant animation by Patricia Marx. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2000.

Documentary film detailing the history of Kansas City jazz.