Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes profiles the life and work of the drummer who showed that his instrument could do more than keep a beat.
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Frank Marshall and Ryan Suffern's Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story celebrates the sounds of a city, but the documentary doesn't really unpack how the event, like many others, has shifted away
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Oscar winner Brigitte Berman discusses her newly restored documentary Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet and finding new audiences for the story of a jazz legend.
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Fire Music is a labour of love as director Tom Surgal passionately traces the history of free jazz.
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