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Jazz on a Summer’s Day

Jazz on Film

USA

Sunday 20 October, 3:00PM

Fed Square

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“Gorgeous. Probably the best feature-length jazz concert movie ever made” – Chicago Reader

Filmed at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island and directed by world-renowned photographer Bert Stern, Jazz on a Summer’s Day features intimate performances by an all-star line-up of musical legends including Louis Armstrong, Thelonious Monk, Gerry Mulligan, Anita O’Day, Chuck Berry, Dinah Washington, and closes with a beautiful rendition of The Lord’s Prayer by Mahalia Jackson at midnight to usher in Sunday morning.

Long considered as possibly the first concert film ever made, Jazz on a Summer’s Day is presented here in a beautiful and extensive 4K restoration.

Jazz on a Summer’s Day is part of MIJF’s Jazz on Film series, taking place at ACMI and Fed Square.

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Jazz on a Summer's Day (1959) – Official Re-Release Trailer

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