JazzTown

JazzTown (2021)

It's a feeling. You either have it or you don't.

  • Genre: Documentary, Music, History
  • Release Date: 2021-03-14
  • Runtime: 1h 32min
  • Production Company: Bmakin Film ltd
  • Director: Ben Makinen

Summary

Denver’s iconic and Grammy Award-winning musicians reveal the secrets of their success and longevity in the music business while warning the young lions to whom they pass the torch to stay relevant in a marketplace both treacherous and brutal. The majestic Rocky Mountains tower over a bustling metropolis filled with steamy and romantic nightclubs where jazz flourishes on stage. JazzTown features never seen before live concert footage on historic stages that have now crumbled due to economic stresses of the Covid Pandemic. ~ Dianne Reeves, 5-time Grammy Award winner for Best Jazz Vocalist ~ US Senator John Hickenlooper (former jazz club owner) ~ Ron Miles (Colorado Music Hall of Fame, Joshua Redman, Bill Frisell, Ginger Baker) ~ Charlie Hunter (Snarky Puppy, Christian McBride, Stanton Moore) ~ Art Lande (Mark Isham, Gary Peacock) ~ Ayo Awosika (Session Singer on Soundtracks to: Wakanda Forever, Nope, Dune, The Lion King ... tours with Miley Cyrus,) and many more.

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  • Dianne Reeves

    as Grammy Winning Jazz Vocalist
  • John Hickenlooper

    as Colorado Governor Hickenlooper
  • Ron Miles

    as Trumpet Player Colorado Music Hall of Fame
  • Charles Burrell

    as Legendary Bass Player
  • Mitch Chmara

    as Electric Guitarist
  • Charlie Hunter

    as Electric Guitar-bass
  • Teresa Carroll

    as Jazz Singer
  • Ben Makinen

    as Filmmaker, Jazz Drummer
  • Billy Wallace

    as Jazz Pianist
  • Art Lande

    as Jazz Pianist
  • Dave Randon

    as Electric Bass
  • Creighton Holley

    as Electric Guitar and Singer
  • Rekha Ohal

    as Singer Songwriter
  • Walter Barr

    as Professor, Trumpet Player
  • Ron Bucknam

    as Avant Garde Multi-Instrumentalist
  • Gene Bass

    as Jazz Drummer
  • Freddy Rodriguez Sr

    as Saxophonist
  • Declan Scully

    as Drummer
  • Ellyn Rucker

    as Jazz Pianist and Singer
Directing Ben Makinen Director
Production Ben Makinen Producer
Editing Ben Makinen Editor
Sound Ben Makinen Music
Crew Ben Makinen Cinematography

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