Branford Marsalis Movies

Archival music performances and contemporary interviews cover some of the history of Motown Records and Productions.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Diana Ross

A documentary about saxophonist David S. Ware.

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Cast: David S. Ware

Culled from Sting's critically acclaimed world tour, Symphonicity, this exclusive live CD/DVD compilation features many of his greatest hits,...

Genre: Music

Cast: Sting

From the shifting fault lines of Hollywood fantasies and the economic and racial tensions of Reagan's America, Fishbone rose and became one of the...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Norwood Fisher

Brooklyn Boheme is a love letter to a vibrant African American artistic community who resided in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill Brooklyn during the...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Spike Lee

Branford Marsalis' extended performance of "A Love Supreme" provides his audience with 49 minutes of continuous improvisation. Memorable to all...

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Cast: Branford Marsalis

Larry Donner, an author with a cruel ex-wife, teaches a writing workshop in which one of his students, Owen, is fed up with his domineering mother....

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Danny DeVito

Narrated by Connick himself in a candid look at his own life and career, the program features interviews with jazz greats Branford and Wynton...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Harry Connick Jr.

The story of the short film from the beginning of the movies in the 1890s, when all movies were shorts, through the 1950s when short subjects...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Chevy Chase

Fraternity and sorority members clash with other students at a historically black college during homecoming weekend.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Laurence Fishburne

Summer heats up in rural Louisiana beside Eve’s Bayou, 1962, as the Batiste family tries to survive the secrets they’ve kept and the...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Jurnee Smollett

His unforgettable scores are an essential part of some of the most beloved movies of our time, over a career that spans decades. See and hear maestro...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: John Williams

In this 1987 film from Italy's Perugia Jazz Festival, Sting joins jazz keyboardist Gil Evans for a once-in-a-lifetime performance. The concert blends...

Genre: Music

Cast: Delmar Brown

Genre: Music

Cast: Branford Marsalis

Family - The legendary Marsalis jazz family steps into the spotlight with this celebration of their collective careers. Ellis, Branford, Delfeayo,...

Genre: Music

Cast: Ellis Marsalis

Bring on the Night is a 1985 documentary film, that focuses on the jazz-inspired project and band led by the British musician Sting during the early...

Genre: Music

Cast: Sting

Recorded live on 13th November, 1987, at the Spirit Square Arts Centre, North Carolina, USA.

Genre: Music

Cast: Branford Marsalis

B4MD tells the story of American music at this precarious moment. Filmakers Andrew Shapter and Joel Rasmussen traveled the country, hoping to...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Elvis Costello

A 1990 PBS documentary around the topic of A cappella music. Artists that performed as part of the documentary include The Mint Juleps, Ladysmith...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Debbie Allen

Struggling jazz musician Cecil (Branford Marsalis) busks on a Brooklyn street corner to make some money for his family.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Branford Marsalis

Viola Davis, Denzel Washington, George C. Wolfe and more share the heart, soul and history that brought August Wilson's timeless play to the screen.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Glynn Turman

An intimate look at the Oscar-nominated actor’s incomparable artistry, and the acting process which informed his transformative performances....

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Chadwick Boseman