Art Blakey: The Jazz Messenger

Art Blakey: The Jazz Messenger

 

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1h 18m 1988 HD

A portrait of inspirational jazz drummer and teacher Art Blakey with Dizzy Gillespie, many pupils including Wayne Shorter, the Marsalis brothers, and a surprising new generation of musicians and dancers.


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