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Black and white image of a man playing a trumpet on stage, wearing a white shirt.
Festivals

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

Stan­ley Nelson’s look at the 20th cen­tu­ry jazz icon reveals a trou­bled soul rarely at peace with himself.
Cloudy, cracked surface of a moon-like object against a dark, shadowy background with silhouetted power lines.
Film Music

Exclusive: A new audiovisual nightmare from David Lynch

by Adam Woodward

Watch a sur­re­al pro­mo­tion­al short for the direc­tor and Ange­lo Badalamenti’s debut jazz LP ​‘Thought Gang’.
Two men, one wearing a red shirt and the other wearing a black shirt, posing together in front of a background with decorative objects.
Film Music

David Lynch and Angelo Badalamenti unearth “lost” jazz LP

by Adam Woodward

The duo’s fabled exper­i­men­tal album is set for release lat­er this year.
Two individuals, one older and one younger, stand side by side in a black and white photograph. The older individual wears a suit and tie, while the younger individual wears a hat and sunglasses.
Review

I Called Him Morgan

by David Jenkins

The sad sto­ry of jazz trum­peter Lee Mor­gan is revealed in Kasper Collin’s excep­tion­al documentary.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Man in suit playing a trumpet in a room with brick walls and artwork on the walls.
Review

Born to Be Blue

by Trevor Johnston

This care­ful­ly con­sid­ered music biopic of nar­co­tised jazzman Chet Bak­er real­ly gets its man.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two men wearing stylish outfits and sunglasses walking down a city street.
Review

Miles Ahead

by Trevor Johnston

Don Cheadle’s pas­sion­ate trib­ute to the late jazz icon fails to hit all the right beats.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Trailers

Miles Ahead get a groovy first trailer

by Luke Channell

Jazz leg­end Miles Davis gets the biopic treat­ment cour­tesy of actor-direc­tor Don Cheadle.
Young woman in dark clothes excitedly reacting to something off-screen, smiling and gesturing with her hands.
Festivals

Amy – first look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Asif Kapadia’s melo­dra­mat­ic por­trait of the late jazz singer fails to hit all the right notes.