Film Screening: Jazz on a Summer’s Day
Campus Arts Event
Film Screening: Jazz on a Summer’s Day
Enjoy a screening of the 1959 documentary film that was filmed at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island and features intimate performances by an all-star line-up of musical legends.
FREE
The Forum at Columbia University
August 26, 2024 | 6:30 pm
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Event Details

Enjoy a screening of the 1959 documentary film that was filmed at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island and features intimate performances by an all-star line-up of musical legends.

Film Details

Bert Stern
1959, United States, 85 minutes

Location

The Forum at Columbia University
601 W. 125th Street
New York, NY

About The Performance

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. The film has been beautifully and extensively restored in 4K from the best surviving vault elements by IndieCollect.

For more information, please visit the event website.

Image: Film still from Jazz on a Summer’s Day