Events › Jazz on a Summer's Day (2021): Black History Month Film Screenings

Please join us for a movie in celebration of Black History Month.

Filmed at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island and directed by world-renowned photographer Bert Stern, Jazz on a Summer's Day features intimate performances by an all-star line-up of musical legends including Louis Armstrong, Thelonious Monk, Gerry Mulligan, Anita O'Day, Chuck Berry, Dinah Washington, and closes with a beautiful rendition of The Lord's Prayer by Mahalia Jackson at midnight to usher in Sunday morning. The film has been beautifully and extensively restored in 4K from the best surviving vault elements by IndieCollect.

© Kino Lorber | 82 minutes | Not Rated

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Accessibility
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing will be available for this screening.