jazz on a summer's day

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Bert Stern and Aram Avakian, 85 mins, USA, 1960, 35mm. Source/Courtesy: New Yorker Films

jazz on a summer's day
Jazz on a Summer's Day
A classic amongst jazz lovers, this vibrant documentary about the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival has a freewheeling vérité style that perfectly captures the rich textures of the event and the time.

Featuring live performances from numerous jazz greats including Louis Armstrong, Dina Washington and Thelonious Monk.

Screens with D.A. Pennebaker's Duke Ellington-scored paean to New York and jazz, Daybreak Express (15 mins, USA, 1953)

Dates   Sun 26 Apr 2009, 5pm
Thu 30 Apr 2009, 9.15pm
Sat 2 May 2009, 9.45pm
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Admission   Full $13 Concession $10
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