A Great Day in Harlem - Film and Discussion
Date: 1:00 pm, Sunday February 28, 2010
Presented by National Jazz Museum in Harlem (NJMIH) and the New York Historical Society Come discover the rich story and hear the engrossing sounds behind the most famous photo in the history of jazz, in which photographer Art Kane coordinated a group photograph of many of the top jazz musicians in NYC in 1958 for Esquire magazine. The documentary features interviews of many of the musicians in the photograph who talk about the day the now iconic photograph was taken, and shows film footage taken that day by Milt Hinton and his wife. The film was nominated in 1995 for an Academy Award for Documentary Feature.
The afternoon screening of the documentary of the same title (1994) will be followed by an interview with the filmmaker, Jean Bach by NJMH Executive Director Loren Schoenberg.
Location:
New York Historical Society
170 Central Park West
(212) 873-3400
Directions:
1, 2, 3 (72nd)
B, C (Museum of Natural History)