Event

New 4K Restoration

This screening includes Jazz on a Summer’s Day

Still image from Jazz on a Summer’s Day.

Date and time:: Thurs, Aug 20 - Wed, Sept 9
2020, From 5–6:25 pm
Runtime:: 1 hr 25 min
Cost:: Virtual Ticket, streaming

Get Virtual Tickets

$10 Virtual Ticket. A percentage of the proceeds from this streaming engagement will directly support IU Cinema.

We're working with our film distribution friends at Kino Marquee to bring you the new restoration of Jazz on a Summer’s Day.

You will be able to stream the film to the device of your choosing via a link which will be provided after purchasing your virtual ticket. You may purchase a virtual ticket beginning August 20. Tickets are $10 and are good for a 72-hour rental from the date of purchase. Revenue will be shared 50/50 between IU Cinema and Kino Marquee.

Series: International Art House Series, IU Cinema Virtual Screening Room

Rating:: Not rated
Year Released:: 1959
Format:: Virtual
Closed captioning:: Closed captioned
Genres:: Documentary
Metadata:: Directed by Bert Stern, Aram Avakian

Considered one of the most extraordinary and possibly the first concert film ever made, 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, Chuck Berry, and Dinah Washington, and closes with a beautiful rendition of “The Lord’s Prayer” by Mahalia Jackson at midnight. Co-directed by world-renowned photographer Bert Stern and editor Aram Avakian, the film documents the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island. It was named to the National Film Registry in 1999 and the new 4K restoration was funded by the National Film Preservation Board of the Library of Congress to celebrate the film's 60th anniversary.