JazzTown

Mar 14, 2021

1h 32m

★ 0.0

It's a feeling. You either have it or you don't.

Overview

Denver’s iconic and Grammy Award-winning musicians reveal the secrets of their success and longevity in the music business while warning the young lions to whom they pass the torch to stay relevant in a marketplace both treacherous and brutal. The majestic Rocky Mountains tower over a bustling metropolis filled with steamy and romantic nightclubs where jazz flourishes on stage. JazzTown features never seen before live concert footage on historic stages that have now crumbled due to economic stresses of the Covid Pandemic. ~ Dianne Reeves, 5-time Grammy Award winner for Best Jazz Vocalist ~ US Senator John Hickenlooper (former jazz club owner) ~ Ron Miles (Colorado Music Hall of Fame, Joshua Redman, Bill Frisell, Ginger Baker) ~ Charlie Hunter (Snarky Puppy, Christian McBride, Stanton Moore) ~ Art Lande (Mark Isham, Gary Peacock) ~ Ayo Awosika (Session Singer on Soundtracks to: Wakanda Forever, Nope, Dune, The Lion King ... tours with Miley Cyrus,) and many more.

Genres

Documentary

Music

History

Production Companies

Bmakin Film ltd

JazzTown Trailers

Cast

Grammy Winning Jazz Vocalist

Dianne Reeves

Colorado Governor Hickenlooper

John Hickenlooper

Trumpet Player Colorado Music Hall of Fame

Ron Miles

Legendary Bass Player

Charles Burrell

Electric Guitarist

Mitch Chmara

Electric Guitar-bass

Charlie Hunter

Jazz Singer

Teresa Carroll

Filmmaker, Jazz Drummer

Ben Makinen

Jazz Pianist

Billy Wallace

Jazz Pianist

Art Lande

Electric Bass

Dave Randon

Electric Guitar and Singer

Creighton Holley

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6.3

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7.6

Apocalypto

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8.1

Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities

Jan 23, 2017

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7.7

Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World

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7.3

Gangs of New York

Dec 14, 2002

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5.9

54

Aug 28, 1998

Shane O'Shea, a Jersey boy with big dreams, crosses the river in hopes of finding another, more exciting life at Studio 54. When Steve Rubell, the mastermind behind the infamous disco plucks Shane from the sea of faces clamoring to get inside his club, Shane not only gets his foot in the door, but lands a coveted job behind the bar - and a front-row ticket to the most legendary party on the planet.

6.4

The Buccaneer

Dec 11, 1958

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7.0

24 Hour Party People

Feb 13, 2002

Manchester, 1976. Tony Wilson is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a way to make his mark. After witnessing a life-changing concert by a band known as the Sex Pistols, he persuades his station to televise one of their performances, and soon Manchester's punk groups are clamoring for him to manage them. Riding the wave of a musical revolution, Wilson and his friends create the legendary Factory Records label and The Hacienda club.

7.2

Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy

Oct 18, 2018

Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy is a feature-length documentary film highlighting the history of the Crownsville State Mental Hospital in Crownsville, MD.

6.7

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

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Tensions rise when the trailblazing Mother of the Blues and her band gather at a Chicago recording studio in 1927. Adapted from August Wilson's play.

6.9

High Society

Jul 17, 1956

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6.9

Leningrad Cowboys Go America

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6.5

The New World

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7.0

The Story of TMB

Invalid Date

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0.0

Nalen

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Documentary about legendary Swedish jazz club "Nalen" featuring interviews with old musicians and singers, and old clips from the place in its glory days

8.0

Rise Again: Tulsa and the Red Summer

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0.0

Biden's Decision

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The inside story of Biden’s rise to the presidency, and the personal and political forces that shaped him and led to his dramatic decision to step aside.

JazzTown

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