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Kansas City
Kansas City (1996)
, 1h51
Directed by Robert Altman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Historical, Musical, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Films about music and musicians, Jazz films, Musical films, Gangster films
Actors Jennifer Jason Leigh, Miranda Richardson, Steve Buscemi, Harry Belafonte, Michael Murphy, Michael Marisi Ornstein

A kidnapping goes down in 1934 Kansas City. Blondie O'Hara's petty thief husband Johnny is taken by gangster "Seldom Seen" and held prisoner at the Hey Hey Club, one of the hot spots of the Kansas City jazz scene. Blondie herself kidnaps Mrs. Stilton, the wife of a local politician, played by Michael Murphy; Mrs. Stilton is addicted to laudanum (an opium liquid) and has secrets of her own. Blondie's plan is to blackmail Mr. Stilton into helping to free Johnny.
A Great Day in Harlem
A Great Day in Harlem (1994)
, 1h
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Historical, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about cities, Jazz films, Musical films
Actors Quincy Jones, Marian McPartland

En 1958, Art Kane, alors photographe debutant de "Esquire", reussit un beau matin d'ete a reunir devant un immeuble de Harlem cinquante-sept musiciens de jazz. Dans la foule on reconnait Count Basie, Lester Young, Gerry Mulligan, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Roy Eldridge, Sonny Rollins, Charles Mingus, Art Blakey, Art Farmer, Gene Krupa, Rex Stewart, Jo Jones, Hank Jones, Johnny Griffin. En 1989, Jean Bach, productrice de radio realisa un documentaire a partir de cette photo et retrace de grands moments de la legende du jazz.
Just Friends
Just Friends (1994)
, 1h36
Directed by Marc-Henri Wajnberg
Origin Belgique
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Jazz films, Musical films
Actors Josse De Pauw, Charles Berling, Ann-Gisel Glass, Sylvie Milhaud, Bella Wajnberg, Alexandre von Sivers

Anvers, 1959. Jack est saxophoniste. Ça ne suffit pas pour vivre. Il décharge donc des bananes sur les docks. Mais c’est décidé, il partira en Amérique, le pays du Jazz. Qui veut peut, mon vieux, lui fait remarquer André, son meilleur ami. Pour l’heure, c’est son saxophone qui est parti sans lui : Jack l’a oublié dans le tram ! Direction le dépôt, au pas de course. Sur le chemin, ils rencontrent Lucy. Elle se dispute violemment avec Dirk, son copain. Hésitant à aller la secourir, ils volent la Vespa de Dirk et emmènent Lucy au dépôt. Le saxophone les attend.
Swing Kids
Swing Kids (1993)
, 1h54
Directed by Thomas Carter
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Musical theatre, Historical, Musical
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Films about religion, Jazz films, Musical films, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Robert Sean Leonard, Christian Bale, Frank Whaley, Barbara Hershey, Kenneth Branagh, Tushka Bergen

In 1939 Hamburg, Peter Müller and Thomas Berger join their friends Arvid and Otto at a swing club called The Bismarck. They have a good time, dancing and enjoying the music.
Mo' Better Blues
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
, 2h9
Directed by Spike Lee
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Jazz films, Musical films
Actors Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes, Giancarlo Esposito, Spike Lee, Joie Lee, Bill Nunn

The film begins with a scene set in Brooklyn, New York in 1969. A group of four boys walk up to Bleek Gilliam's brownstone and ask him to come out and play baseball with them. Bleek's mother insists that he continue his trumpet lesson, to his chagrin. His father becomes concerned that Bleek will grow up to be a sissy, and a family argument ensues. In the end, Bleek continues playing his trumpet, and his friends go away.
American Blue Note
American Blue Note (1989)
, 1h37
Origin USA
Genres Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Jazz films, Musical films
Actors Peter MacNicol, Tim Guinee, Charlotte d'Amboise, Jonathan Lloyd Walker, Louis Guss, Zohra Lampert

The film follows a group of jazz musicians in the 1960s who play in small clubs and face constant financial hardships. Of the group, only one of them will go on to achieve success.
Bird
Bird (1988)
, 2h34
Directed by Clint Eastwood
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Jazz films, Musical films
Actors Forest Whitaker, Diane Venora, Samuel E. Wright, Keith David, Bill Cobbs, Diane Salinger

Ce film est une interprétation cinématographique de la vie de Charlie Parker, alias "Bird" (Yardbird en VO), jazzman visionnaire et musicien accompli qui éleva le saxophone à un niveau d'expression inédit. Le film dépeint alternativement la jeunesse et la maturité de cet homme et de ce créateur de génie, sa carrière et ses drames personnels.
Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1988)
, 1h30
Directed by Charlotte Zwerin
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Jazz films, Musical films
Actors Samuel E. Wright

Entre 1967 et 1968, les freres Michael et Christian Blackwood suivent et filment pendant six mois Thelonious Monk pendant sa tournee europeenne. Il en resulte une emission pour la television allemande d'une heure. Douze ans plus tard ils en parlent a Bruce Ricker qui contacte aussitot Charlotte Zwerin, la realisatrice. Le financement est difficile mais grace a l'aide de Clint Eastwood, le film peut se realiser. Aux documents des freres Blackwod ont ete ajoutes des documents d'archives et des interviews recentes de ses musiciens.
Let's Get Lost
Let's Get Lost (1988)
, 2h
Directed by Bruce Weber
Origin USA
Genres Musical theatre, Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Jazz films, Musical films
Actors Michael Peter Balzary, Chris Isaak, Lisa Marie, Rodney Harvey, Robbi Chong, Scott Coffey

A group of Baker fans, ranging from ex-associates to ex-wives and children, talk about the man. Weber’s film traces the man’s career from the 1950s, playing with jazz greats like Charlie Parker, Gerry Mulligan, and Russ Freeman, to the 1980s, when his heroin addiction and domestic indifference kept him in Europe. By juxtaposing these two decades, Weber presents a sharp contrast between the younger, handsome Baker — the statuesque idol who resembled a mix of James Dean and Jack Kerouac — to what he became, “a seamy looking drugstore cowboy-cum-derelict,” as J. Hoberman put it in his Village Voice review.
'Round Midnight
'Round Midnight (1986)
, 2h13
Directed by Bertrand Tavernier, Philippe Bérenger
Origin France
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Jazz films, Musical films
Actors François Cluzet, Martin Scorsese, Lonette McKee, Philippe Noiret, Pierre Trabaud, Herbie Hancock

Dale Turner, a famous African-American tenor saxophone player in Paris in the 1950s is befriended by Francis, a struggling French graphic designer specialized in film posters, who idolizes the musician and who tries desperately to help him to escape alcohol abuse. As he succeeds, the budding friendship they develop changes their lives forever.
The Cotton Club
The Cotton Club (1984)
, 2h7
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Crime, Romance
Themes Mafia films, Films about music and musicians, Films about racism, Jazz films, Musical films, Gangster films
Actors Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Diane Lane, Lonette McKee, Bob Hoskins, James Remar

A musician named Dixie Dwyer begins working with mobsters to advance his career but falls in love with the girlfriend of gangland kingpin Dutch Schultz.