Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis

Born: October 18, 1961
in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Wynton Learson Marsalis is an American trumpeter, composer, teacher, and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. He has promoted classical and jazz music, often to young audiences. Marsalis has won nine Grammy Awards, and his Blood on the Fields was the first jazz composition to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. He is the only musician to win a Grammy Award in both jazz and classical during the same year.

Movies for Wynton Marsalis...

In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
Title: In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
Character: Self
Released: September 9, 2023
Type: Movie
Chronicles the career of the titular Grammy Award-winning folk-pop singer-songwriter. The documentary also follows Simon’s journey creating his new album, Seven Psalms. The track on the record pose questions about faith and mortality, particularly during the pandemic, and also feature him contending with his hearing loss. Gibney and Simon also journey through a dreamlike world of storytelling that transcends both time and space, as it moves freely between present and past. The movie also offers a unique peek into Simon’s entire career, from Tom & Jerry to Simon & Garfunkel and the triumphs of Graceland and Rhythm of the Saints.
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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Title: Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Character: Self
Released: October 27, 2022
Type: Movie
An intimate and revealing look at the world-changing musician, presented through a lens of archival footage and never-before-heard home recordings and personal conversations. This definitive documentary honors Armstrong's legacy as a founding father of jazz, one of the first internationally known and beloved stars, and a cultural ambassador of the United States.
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Hargrove
Title: Hargrove
Character: Self
Released: June 12, 2022
Type: Movie
Jazz trumpet legend Roy Hargrove, deemed by his peers as a musical prophet, up close and personal like you have never seen him before. The film follows Grammy award winning Roy Hargrove from Los Angeles, Paris, New York, Vienne, Perugia, Sète, Sorrento and Marseille during a summer European tour in what would be the last year of his life. An epic love letter from first time director Eliane Henri, the film features interviews and live performances by Roy inclusive of musical icons Erykah Badu, Herbie Hancock, Mos Def, Robert Glasper, Wynton Marsalis and Sonny Rollins who reflect on the magic of his music, Roy's impact on the next generation and his place in the history of jazz. Key conversations reverberate beyond Roy's personal story and enter the terrain of what it means to be an artist, particularly in the American context.
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Up From the Streets - New Orleans: The City of Music
Title: Up From the Streets - New Orleans: The City of Music
Character: Self - musician
Released: August 12, 2021
Type: Movie
A film looking at the culture of New Orleans thru the lens of music. Hosted by Oscar nominee and 6-time Grammy Winner Terence Blanchard, the film tells the story of how music and culture intersected to create a distinct form of expression.
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A World Without Beethoven?
Title: A World Without Beethoven?
Character: Self
Released: September 15, 2020
Type: Movie
"What would the world be like without Beethoven?" That’s the provocative question posed by this music documentary from Deutsche Welle. To answer it, the film explores how Ludwig van Beethoven's innovations continue to have an impact far beyond the boundaries of classical music, 250 years after his birth.
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Find Your Groove
Title: Find Your Groove
Character: Self
Released: March 24, 2020
Type: Movie
In this uplifitng documentary, stars and musicians from across the industry speak to the power and importance of music in society. Here we examine how close we came to not having many of the incredible artists who we cherish today had it not been for arts programs. Music has the power to inspire and change world, and that starts with our supporting young talent.
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Topowa! Never Give Up
Title: Topowa! Never Give Up
Character: Self
Released: March 4, 2020
Type: Movie
A journey of hope that celebrates the power of music to change lives. From the Katwe slums in Uganda to the streets of London and the fields of Cheltenham Festival, we follow five young teacher musicians and the Brass For Africa band as they prepare for an unforgettable experience that will transform their lives forever.
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The Dark Triad
Title: The Dark Triad
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: October 31, 2019
Type: Movie
The Dark Triad is a personality inventory that explores the socially undesirable traits of Narcissism, Machiavellianism, and Psychopathy. Sadism is oft included as a fourth component of the Dark Triad.
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Wynton Marsalis Quintet: Jazz in Marciac
Title: Wynton Marsalis Quintet: Jazz in Marciac
Character: trumpet
Released: July 31, 2018
Type: Movie
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Title: The Great American Read
Character: Himself
Released: May 22, 2018
Type: TV
A journey through America that introduces our list of the 100 best-loved books and explores the many ways in which these novels affect, reflect and connect us all.
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Chasing Trane
Title: Chasing Trane
Character: Self - Musician
Released: April 14, 2017
Type: Movie
An account of the life of the brilliant jazz musician John Coltrane (1926-67), a gifted saxophonist, an extraordinarily talented thinker whose original, avant-garde work has impacted and influenced people all over the world. A story about music's ability to entertain, inspire and transform.
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Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
Title: Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
Character: Self
Released: December 20, 2016
Type: Movie
19-time Grammy Award-winner Tony Bennett's 90th birthday is celebrated by a host of celebrities in this two-hour music special held at Radio City Music Hall, New York City, with musical performances by Bennett, Andrea Bocelli, Michael Bublé, Lady Gaga, Billy Joel, Elton John, Diana Krall, k.d. lang, Leslie Odom Jr., Rufus Wainwright and Stevie Wonder.
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Song of Lahore
Title: Song of Lahore
Character: Himself
Released: November 13, 2015
Type: Movie
Until the late 1970s, the Pakistani city of Lahore was world-renowned for its music. Following the Islamization of Pakistan, many artists struggled to continue their life's work. Song of Lahore turns the spotlight on a group of stalwart musicians that kept playing and ultimately attracted listeners from around the world.
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Brownie Speaks
Title: Brownie Speaks
Character: Self
Released: August 26, 2014
Type: Movie
A native of Wilmington, Delaware, jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown made an outstanding and influential contribution to music. In an era when many musicians were emulating Charlie Parker’s drug abuse, Brown inspired others to achieve greatness while living a clean life. Ironically, he was killed in a car accident at the age of 25. This feature-length documentary presents a richly detailed account of Brown’s life, and examines his historical importance in the context of three criteria–innovation, influence, and individuality.
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Title: Sarah's Music: Contemporary Classical
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2014
Type: TV
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VA - Jazz Intermezzo Vol.1
Title: VA - Jazz Intermezzo Vol.1
Released: December 18, 2013
Type: Movie
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Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play the Blues - Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center
Title: Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play the Blues - Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center
Released: September 13, 2011
Type: Movie
New York City's premier jazz venue got the blues when Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton performed together in Rose Theater at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center for two sold-out shows dedicated to vintage blues. The extraordinary collaboration, billed as Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton Play the Blues, paired these musical virtuosos with members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra as they brought to life a repertoire of songs selected by Clapton and arranged by Marsalis. Reprise Records captures the magic of these unprecedented shows on CD and a CD/DVD combo that both feature selections taken from the two public concerts, as well a special performance for Jazz at Lincoln Center's annual gala.
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On the Shoulders of Giants
Title: On the Shoulders of Giants
Released: February 11, 2011
Type: Movie
The story of the Harlem Rens: the greatest basketball team you never heard of.
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Title: Masterclass
Character: Self
Released: April 18, 2010
Type: TV
MasterClass is a documentary television series airing on HBO. Each half-hour episode documents the experience of a small group of young artists working with a famous mentor. The series premiered on HBO on April 18, 2010 with opera star Plácido Domingo working with three aspiring young singers. The students in the program are chosen from participants in the Miami-based organization, YoungArts, a program of the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, which supports emerging artists. The series is produced and directed by Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon of the Simon & Goodman Picture Company. The Executive Producer is Lin Arison. In July 2011 the series was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Nonfiction, Reality or Reality-Competition Program in 2011.
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Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis Play the Music of Ray Charles
Title: Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis Play the Music of Ray Charles
Character: Himself - Trumpet and Vocals
Released: October 20, 2009
Type: Movie
Recorded Live at Jazz at Lincoln Center s Frederick P. Rose Hall on February 10, 2009. Once in a while the stars align and something magical happens...as on the night Jazz at Lincoln Center presented a salute to the late, great bluesman, Ray Charles. Two musical iconoclasts, Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis, along with the stunning songstress Norah Jones, collectively brought their unique musical perspective to the legendary artist s hits such as Hallelujah I Love Her So, Hit the Road Jack, and Unchain My Heart. The evening s musicians are supported by insightful and vibrant performances from saxaphonist Walter Blanding, pianist Dan Nimmer, bassist Carlos Henriquez, drummer Ali Jackson, and harmonica great Mickey Raphael.
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Wynton Marsallis and JALC Orchestra - Congo Square
Title: Wynton Marsallis and JALC Orchestra - Congo Square
Character: Themselves
Released: August 8, 2008
Type: Movie
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Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans
Title: Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans
Released: April 1, 2008
Type: Movie
"Faubourg Treme documents the enduring legacy of one of the United States' oldest African American communities, an area just outside the French Quarter of New Orleans."
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Live From Abbey Road: Best of Season 1
Title: Live From Abbey Road: Best of Season 1
Character: Self
Released: November 25, 2006
Type: Movie
Features highlights from the first season of the Channel 4 show LIVE FROM ABBEY ROAD, which saw various musical artists perform live at the legendary Abbey Road Studios. The show took the artists into the hallowed studios, and with the only audience being the TV cameras and technicians, they recorded a selection of songs later broadcast in the twelve hour-long episodes. Augmented with interviews, the shows cut through the normal visual effects and studio trickery to showcase the music itself. The 2-disc DVD brings together some of the best performances from the whole series, along with some additional goodies.
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Title: When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
Character: Self
Released: August 21, 2006
Type: TV
Spike Lee's award-winning documentary follows the events that preceded and followed Hurricane Katrina's catastrophic passage through New Orleans in 2005.
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The N Word
Title: The N Word
Character: Himself
Released: January 16, 2006
Type: Movie
The film explores the history of the word throughout its inception to present day. Woven into the narrative are poetry, music, and commentary from celebrities about their personal experiences with the word and their viewpoints. Each perspective is unique, as is each experience... some are much more comfortable with the word than others.
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Title: Iconoclasts
Character: Self
Released: November 17, 2005
Type: TV
Iconoclasts is a Sundance Channel show. Each episode pairs two "creative visionaries" who discuss their lives, influences, and art, most of whom are longtime friends with the other person featured in the episode. The series premiered on November 17, 2005, and has had six six-episode seasons.
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A Concert for Hurricane Relief
Title: A Concert for Hurricane Relief
Character: Self
Released: September 2, 2005
Type: Movie
A Hurricane Katrina relief concert. After Louisiana was destroyed by Katrina, famous stars all came together and put on this concert, which aired on over 20 television stations, including NBC, TV Guide Channel, ABC, CBS, PAX, FOX, Cinemax, TBS, and USA.
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Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
Title: Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
Character: Campbell (voice)
Released: May 13, 2005
Type: Movie
Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang become involved in a supernatural mystery in Egypt.
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Title: Real Time with Bill Maher
Character: Self
Released: February 21, 2003
Type: TV
Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's going on in the world.
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The Marsalis Family: A Jazz Celebration
Title: The Marsalis Family: A Jazz Celebration
Character: trumpet
Released: January 1, 2003
Type: Movie
Family - The legendary Marsalis jazz family steps into the spotlight with this celebration of their collective careers. Ellis, Branford, Delfeayo, Jason and Wynton are joined by a host of special guests as they work through classic tracks such as "Swingin' at the Haven," "Wynton Speaks," "Saint James Infirmary" and many more standards that the Marsalis family members make their own via their inimitable playing. - Harry Connick Jr., Branford Marsalis, Delfeayo Marsalis
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Wynton Marsalis - Blues & Swing
Title: Wynton Marsalis - Blues & Swing
Released: February 19, 2002
Type: Movie
In this full-length program, Wynton is featured in an intimate concert performance with his quartet, recorded at the Westwood Playhouse in Los Angeles. Wynton Marsalis approaches the art of jazz, both as a performer and a teacher, in the tradition of the great musicians who preceded him. He plays a vital role as the link between the past and the future. His artistry pays homage to the masters who have influenced him. These elements are woven into a unique look at this extraordinary young artist, already acknowledged by his peers and by the public as a true master
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It's Black Entertainment
Title: It's Black Entertainment
Character: Self
Released: February 8, 2002
Type: Movie
A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Americans in film over the last century. Vanessa Williams traces the struggles and triumphs of the superstars of music and film. Among the many artists featured are: Whitney Houston, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Cab Calloway, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Ella Fitzgerald, and Little Richard, Also included are today's contemporary superstars: Snoop Dogg, Ice T, Quincy Jones, Spike Lee, Russell Simmons, and many, more! 80 minutes plus DVD bonus features.
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Title: Jazz
Character: Self
Released: January 9, 2001
Type: TV
Jazz is a ten part series that explores the evolution – and the genius – of America’s greatest original art form, focusing on the extraordinary men and women who could do something remarkable – create art on the spot. Jazz celebrates their profoundly enduring, endlessly varied, and infinitely alluring music in the context of the complicated country that gave birth to and influenced it, and was in turn transformed by it.
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Title: Soul Food
Character: Self
Released: June 28, 2000
Type: TV
Soul Food: The Series is a television drama that aired Wednesday nights on Showtime from June 28, 2000 to May 26, 2004. Created by filmmaker George Tillman, Jr. and developed for television by Felicia D. Henderson, Soul Food is based upon Tillman's childhood experiences growing up in Wisconsin, and is a continuation of his successful 1997 film of the same name. Having aired for 74 episodes, it is the longest running drama with a predominantly black cast in the history of North American prime-time television.
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Trumpet Kings
Title: Trumpet Kings
Character: Himself
Released: March 30, 1999
Type: Movie
TRUMPET KINGS, a compilation from the world's largest privately owned jazz film library, presents an overview of this century's greatest jazz trumpeters. Host and performed Wynton Marsalis takes us through the stages of the development of the instrument, including the dixieland, sing, be-bop, 'cool', fusion and modern eras. The journey is made more exciting through the use of clips of the fabulous performers listed here.
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The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr.
Title: The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr.
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1999
Type: Movie
Narrated by Connick himself in a candid look at his own life and career, the program features interviews with jazz greats Branford and Wynton Marsalis and their father, Ellis Marsalis.
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Sessions at West 54th Vol.1
Title: Sessions at West 54th Vol.1
Released: December 10, 1997
Type: Movie
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Title: The Chris Rock Show
Released: February 7, 1997
Type: TV
The Chris Rock Show is a late night comedy talk show featured on HBO. It was created by Chris Rock and featured various guests. The show won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program in 1999. It ran for five seasons from 1997 to 2000.
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Tony Bennett's New York
Title: Tony Bennett's New York
Character: Self
Released: December 22, 1996
Type: Movie
Once dubbed the 'king of cool', a look at the man behind the silky voice as Tony Bennett - civil rights activist, jazz enthusiast, painter and New Yorker - takes a tour around his native city and the world of American music with reporter Reggie Nadelson.
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Title: The Daily Show
Character: Self
Released: July 22, 1996
Type: TV
The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.
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Accent on the Offbeat
Title: Accent on the Offbeat
Released: May 17, 1995
Type: Movie
Accent on the Offbeat is a cinema vérité film about the creation and premiere of the ballet Jazz (Six Syncopated Movements), composed by trumpet virtuoso Wynton Marsalis and choreographed by Ballet Master in Chief Peter Martins of the New York City Ballet. A focus of the film is the remarkable contrast - in background, temperament, style and creative approach - between Martins and Marsalis as they unite the disparate worlds of ballet and jazz.
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Title: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Released: May 25, 1992
Type: TV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno that initially aired from May 25, 1992 to May 29, 2009, and resumed production on March 1, 2010. The fourth incarnation of the Tonight Show franchise made its debut on May 25, 1992, three days following Johnny Carson's retirement as host of the program. The program originates from NBC Studios in Burbank, California, and is broadcast Monday through Friday at 11:35 PM in the Eastern and Pacific time zones. Unlike Carson or his predecessor Jack Paar, Leno only once utilized a guest host, preferring to host the series by himself. On April 26, 1999, the show began broadcasting in 1080i HDTV, becoming the first American nightly talk show to be shot in high definition. The show is shot in 16:9 aspect ratio. The series, which followed the same basic format as that of his predecessors, ran until May 29, 2009, after which Leno was succeeded by Conan O'Brien. NBC signed Leno to a new deal for a nightly talk show in the 10:00 pm ET timeslot. The primetime series, titled The Jay Leno Show, debuted on September 14, 2009, following a similar format to the Leno incarnation of Tonight.
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A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert
Title: A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert
Character: Himself
Released: December 11, 1991
Type: Movie
A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert is an 89-minute television film starring the opera singers Kathleen Battle and Frederica von Stade, the jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, the Wynton Marsalis Septet, the American Boychoir, the Christmas Concert Chorus, the Orchestra of St. Luke's and the pianist and conductor André Previn. It first aired as part of PBS's Great Performances series in 1991, and was subsequently released on VHS, Laserdisc, DVD and CD. It was jointly produced by CAMI Video, Sony, PBS and WNET.
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Tune in Tomorrow...
Title: Tune in Tomorrow...
Character: The Wynton Marsalis Band
Released: October 26, 1990
Type: Movie
Martin works at the local radio station, which just hired a new scriptwriter with a reputation for great drama, Pedro Carmichael. Martin’s aunt Julia, not related by blood, returns home after many years away and Martin falls for her. Once Pedro finds out about this romance, he starts incorporating details of it into the script of his daily drama series. Soon, Martin and Julia are not only hearing about their fictional selves over the radio, but about what they are going to do next.
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A Classical Jazz Christmas with Wynton Marsalis
Title: A Classical Jazz Christmas with Wynton Marsalis
Character: Self
Released: December 22, 1989
Type: Movie
Live from Lincoln Center: A Classical Jazz Christmas with Wynton Marsalis
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Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
Title: Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
Character: Self
Released: October 5, 1988
Type: Movie
The stars come out on Sesame Street in this fun-filled video featuring the show's most memorable moments. Sing-along in this star-studded celebration!
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Title: Le Grand Échiquier
Character: Self
Released: January 12, 1972
Type: TV
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Title: Great Performances
Character: Self
Released: January 28, 1971
Type: TV
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.
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Let Freedom Swing: Conversations on Jazz and Democracy
Title: Let Freedom Swing: Conversations on Jazz and Democracy
Character: Self
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Teachers College Press presents three lively and engaging video segments featuring Wynton Marsalis and Sandra Day O'connor for middle and high school teachers. A resource to use in whole or in part to stimulate classroom discussion on jazz and democracy.