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Here's a BBC documentary about pianist, composer and bandleader Sun Ra:

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Sun Ra - Brother From Another Planet - 2005 BBC Documentary by Don Letts

YouTube video by CEddy10165

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November 13, 2025 at 5:09 AM

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Here's a great documentary on saxophonist and composer John Coltrane:

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"Chasing Trane" The John Coltrane Documentary 2016

YouTube video by Anthony Fields

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November 12, 2025 at 5:37 AM

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Here's a documentary on the history of the tenor saxophone in jazz hosted by Branford Marsalis:

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Tenor Titans (Documentary) 1992

YouTube video by Hino's Jazz

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November 10, 2025 at 4:16 AM

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Here's a great documentary on saxophonist and flute player Thomas Chapin:

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Night Bird Song: The Incandescent Life Of Thomas Chapin (Ultimate Jazz Documentary)

YouTube video by Amplified - Classic Rock & Music History

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November 4, 2025 at 3:18 AM

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Here's a great documentary on German producer/engineer and musician Conny Plank. Known for his groundbreaking work with German bands in the 70s such as Neu!, Kraftwerk and Cluster:

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The Greatest Producer You Never Knew: The Genius of Conny Plank | Full 70s Rock Documentary

YouTube video by Amplified - Classic Rock & Music History

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October 29, 2025 at 7:51 AM

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Here's a great documentary on German producer/engineer and musician Conny Plank. Known for his groundbreaking work with German bands in the 70s such as Neu!, Kraftwerk and Cluster:

youtu.be/eQJTKwxltxg?...

The Greatest Producer You Never Knew: The Genius of Conny Plank | Full 70s Rock Documentary

YouTube video by Amplified - Classic Rock & Music History

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October 29, 2025 at 4:44 AM

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Here's a great documentary on German producer/engineer and musician Conny Plank. Known for his groundbreaking work with German bands in the 70s such as Neu!, Kraftwerk and Cluster:

youtu.be/eQJTKwxltxg?...

The Greatest Producer You Never Knew: The Genius of Conny Plank | Full 70s Rock Documentary

YouTube video by Amplified - Classic Rock & Music History

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October 29, 2025 at 2:16 AM

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Here's a great documentary on saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter:

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the language of the unknown: a film about the wayne shorter quartet (docu, bluray)

YouTube video by I See The Land

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October 24, 2025 at 3:40 AM

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Here's a great documentary on drummer and composer Paul Motian:

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Paul Motian - Motian in Motion (2022)

A love letter from fellow musicians to the legendary jazz drummer who forever changed the established rules and role of the drummer as timekeeper.

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October 19, 2025 at 3:02 AM

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Here's a BBC documentary on saxophonist and composer Charlie Parker:

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BBC4 Legends The Charlie Parker Story

YouTube video by Mendoza Jazz

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October 18, 2025 at 4:21 AM

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Here's a great documentary on Brazilian composer/pianist/multi-instrumentalist/being of pure musical energy Hermeto Pascoal with English subtitles:

youtu.be/6Kiie_wVYIk?...

Os Sons de Hermeto

YouTube video by Manuel Flores Jr

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October 13, 2025 at 3:52 AM

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Here's a great documentary about bassist, composer, innovator Charles Mingus:

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Charles Mingus - Triumph Of The Underdog

YouTube video by Markus Breuss

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October 11, 2025 at 3:50 AM

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Here's a great short documentary about pianist Kenny Kirkland. Featuring Jeff Tain Watts, Billy Hart, Rodney Jones and Sting:

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Doctone: The Life & Music of Kenny Kirkland. w/ Jeff 'Tain' Watts, Sting, Jason Moran & Billy Hart

YouTube video by Noah Haidu

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October 1, 2025 at 4:40 AM

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Here's a great documentary on drummer, bandleader, one-man university Art Blakey.

Featuring Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Golson, Wayne Shorter, Curtis Fuller, Walter Davis Jr. Donald Harrison, Terrence Blanchard, Bobby Watson, Courtney Pine, Mulgrew Miller:

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Art Blakey UK Documentary with IDJ Dancers

YouTube video by kevin johansen

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September 27, 2025 at 3:51 AM

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Here's a great documentary on tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon:

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Dexter Gordon More Than You Know Documentary

YouTube video by Harrison Ferlauto

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September 25, 2025 at 3:24 AM

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Here's a great documentary on drummer and composer Max Roach:

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Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes (2023) |Full Documentary | American Masters

YouTube video by PBS America

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September 22, 2025 at 3:15 AM

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Here's a great documentary on drummer and composer Max Roach:

youtu.be/P5eEA6JvoaE?...

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes (2023) |Full Documentary | American Masters

YouTube video by PBS America

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September 22, 2025 at 3:15 AM

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Here's a great documentary on Brazilian composer/pianist/multi-instrumentalist/being of pure musical energy Hermeto Pascoal with English subtitles:

youtu.be/6Kiie_wVYIk?...

Os Sons de Hermeto

YouTube video by Manuel Flores Jr

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January 23, 2025 at 4:44 AM

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Here's a great documentary on drummer, composer and producer Makaya McCraven and his album Universal Beings:

youtu.be/WqCl7PLNpp4?...

UNIVERSAL BEINGS documentary + Makaya McCraven in conversation with Tej Adeleye

YouTube video by Lumpen TV

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September 13, 2025 at 4:16 AM

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Here's a great documentary about jazz saxophonist and educator Jackie McLean:

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"Jackie McLean On Mars" (1979)

YouTube video by Vaughan Smith

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September 12, 2025 at 3:11 AM

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Here's a great documentary about John Coltrane featuring Jimmy Heath, Roscoe Mitchell, LaMonte Young, Wayne Shorter, Rashied Ali and Tommy Flanagan:

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