Winter 2020

PRELUDE A beloved concert film receives an eyepopping update; a new documentary chronicles Herb Alpert’s remarkable career; Seth MacFarlane chooses five favorite film soundtracks; Fandango at the Wall peers through the barriers that divide us; Glen Ballard expresses his love for jazz in the Netflix series The Eddy; requisite Charlie Haden, and more. FEATURES Jazz musicians discuss their experiences in and at the movies and the cinematic influences that shaped their art. Seth MacFarlane explores the music of America’s Golden Age of Song. Kevin Whitehead explores Duke Ellington’s cinematic legacy, among others’, in Play the Way You Feel: The Essential Guide to Jazz Stories on Film. Using previously unheard audiotape interviews, documentarian James Erskine unspools a stunning narrative about Billie Holiday, as told by the people who knew her best. REVIEWS Reviews of albums by Ron Miles, Lafayette Gilchrist, Maria Schneider Orchestra, JD Allen, Joel Ross, Takuya Kuroda, Charles McPhers