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Little Satchmo 2021 The secret daughter of Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrongs Black Blues 2022 Follow the life and legacy of the master and so called founding father of jazz, Americas first pop star, and cultural ambassador

How Jack Became Black (2018) The births of Jack and June, the third multiracial generation in filmmaker Eli Steele's family, coincided with a startling projection: by 2050, at least 20% of all Americans will self-identify as two or more races. What will this mean in a nation tormented by race? Born

A Man Called Adam (1966) A famous jazz trumpeter finds himself unable to cope with the problems of everyday life.

Jazz on a Summers Day (1959) Set at the Newport jazz festival in 1958, this documentary mixes images of water and the town with performers and audience. The film progresses from day to night and from improvisational music to Gospel. It's a concert film that suggests peace and leisure, jazz at a part

A Rhapsody in Black and Blue (1932) A husband who listens to jazz instead of mopping the floor is brained with a mop by his wife; he dreams he's King of Jazzmania, a land of soapsuds where Louis Armstrong performs 'I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You' and 'Shine'.