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Jazz on Film: International Sweethearts of Rhythm | Maxine Sullivan: Love to Be in Love

June 15 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

This screening presents two short documentaries by filmmakers Greta Schiller and Andrea Weiss that spotlight often unsung women of jazz. International Sweethearts of Rhythm tells the fascinating story of the seriously swinging, multiracial, all-women jazz big band of the 1940s. Maxine Sullivan: Love to Be in Love is a portrait of the largely forgotten jazz vocalist who rose to fame in the 1930s and inspired a generation of younger artists, including Ella Fitzgerald. Both of these award-winning films, shown here on 16mm prints, feature archival footage and photos as well as priceless interviews with many women musicians who are no longer with us.

Venue

Museum of Fine Arts – Caroline Wiess Law Building
1001 Bissonnet St
Houston, TX United States

Organizer

Museum of Fine Arts%2C Houston
Email
visitorservices@mfah.org

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