Jazz on a Summer’s Day

Join us for the 65th Anniversary of the perfect summer concert film. Filmed at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island and directed by world-renowned photographer Bert Stern, Jazz on a Summer’s Day features intimate performances by an all-star line-up of musical legends including Louis Armstrong, Thelonious Monk, Gerry Mulligan, Anita O’Day, Dinah Washington, and closes with a beautiful rendition of The Lord’s Prayer by Mahalia Jackson at midnight to usher in Sunday morning. The film has been beautifully and extensively restored in 4K from the best-surviving vault elements by IndieCollect.

With an introduction from KCRW DJ LeRoy Downs

LeRoy Downs has been an icon in the jazz industry for the past twenty-five years. The Los Angeles jazz radio program & festival host, journalist, television producer, curator, and concert series producer has continued to contribute to the art form as broadcaster on several Los Angeles radio stations.