WHEN: Saturday, June 13, 2024 2:00PM to 3:00PM
WHAT: Free film/documentary screening of "A Great Day in Harlem" a film by Jean Bach
DESCRIPTION: The story and sounds behind the most famous photo in the history of jazz. In August of 1958, in front of a Harlem brownstone, first-time photographer Art Kane assembled 57 of the greatest jazz stars of all time and snapped a picture that would live forever. Narrated by Quincy Jones, this Academy Award-nominated documentary examines the fascinating lives of the musicians who showed up that day to make history. Through remarkable interviews with nearly 30 jazz greats (including Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins and Art Blakey), home movies shot by Milt and Mona Hinton, and rare, archival performance footage, "A Great Day in Harlem" tells the story behind a legendary photograph that is still alive, kickin' and jammin'!
COST: FREE and open to the public!
LOCATION: New-York Historical Society 170 Central Park West at 77th Street, New York, NY 10024
MORE INFO: 212-873-3400 www.nyhistory.org
Hilary.Moss October 8, 2024 - 4:44pm
Quincy Jones has had several very successful careers, largely leaving jazz altogether by the early '70s to make his money out of producing pop, R&B and even rap records. His earlier years were much more significant to improvised music.