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Jazz On A Summer’s Day
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"Jazz on a Summer's Day," by Bert Stern & Aram Avakian / USA / 1959 / 85mins / Documentary / English
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Special programming
Musical performance
About our Summer Series
During this annual series, AFF presents free programs throughout NYC, in public venues and city parks, including screenings of African cinema and family-friendly events such as the annual Family Day Celebration on Governors Island. Learn More
Films
Jazz on a Summer's Day
Bert Stern & Aram Avakian
/ USA / 1959
/ 85mins
Noted photographer Bert Stern filmed a virtual Who's Who of jazz and blues at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival: including Thelonius Monk, Louis Armstrong, Dinah Washington and Mahalia Jackson.
Shape of a Broken Heart
Andrew Dosunmu
/ Nigeria and Cuba / 2012
/ 16mins
Hauntingly beautifully, this video-film was shot for singer Imany’s debut album, “Shape Of A Broken Heart”.
