Fri, June 3 / 9 pm
Sat, June 4 / 3 pm
Fri, June 17 / 9 pm
Sat & Sun, June 18 & 19 / 3 pm
Directed By Larry Weinstein
2015, Canada, 85 min
From Juke Joints to Church Halls: Jazz and Blues Film Fest
In conjunction with the TD Winnipeg International Jazz Festival, we present a terrific program of recent films on jazz and blues with a pop-up jazz record sale, special introductions, a panel on how jazz and blues artists are portrayed on film and a draw for prizes!
Did you know that the saxophone was banned from the Earth by the Nazis? Saxophones were burned and saxophonists were jailed and exiled. Larry Weinstein (director of Inside Hana’s Suitcase, Mozartballs, Stormy Weather: The Music of Howard Arlen) returns with his latest documentary about the history of the saxophone and the fate of some of history’s greatest saxophone players. Follow Weinstein as he explores the origins of Adolphe Sax, the creator of the saxophone 150 years ago and the role the sax has played over time and across borders. This documentary will make you see saxophones in a whole new light.
Generously sponsored by The Joanne Lesko Group (Joanne Lesko, Cindi French and Tara King) and IATSE 856
