Cocksucker Blues

Friday, January 13 @ 7:00 pm

Directed by Robert Frank, Danny Seymour

In 1972, famed photographer (The Americans) and filmmaker Robert Frank followed the Rolling Stones on their first North American tour …

The Jazz Loft According to W. Eugene Smith

Saturday, January 14 @ 4:30 pm

Directed by Sara Fishko

In 1957, heralded LIFE Magazine photo essayist W. Eugene Smith moved into an old building in Manhattan’s Flower District. Populated …

A Song For You: The Austin City Limits Story

Saturday, January 14 @ 6:45 pm

Directed by Keith Maitland

On the air for over 40 years, Austin City Limits is the longest running music program on television. Originally intended …

The Rolling Stones Olé Olé Olé! A Trip Across Latin America

Saturday, January 14 @ 9:00 pm

Directed by Paul Dugdale

In early 2016 the Rolling Stones toured South and Central America, performing sold-out shows in Mexico City, Lima, Buenos Aires, …

King of Jazz

Sunday, January 15 @ 4:30 pm

Directed by John Murray Anderson

Newly restored to digital glory by Universal Pictures, this long-forgotten Technicolor musical revue stars legendary bandleader Paul Whiteman and soon-to-be-superstar …

I Called Him Morgan

Sunday, January 15 @ 7:00 pm

Directed by John Murray Anderson

“On the night of February 19, 1972, Helen Morgan walked into the East Village bar Slug’s Saloon with a gun …

NW Music Video Showcase

Tuesday, January 17 @ 7 pm

Directed by Various

Music video making thrives in the Northwest as this showcase of new collaborations by bands and directors working in Portland, …

78RPM

Tuesday, January 17 @ 7:00 pm

Directed by Joel Schlemowitz

Rather than an ethnographic documentation of obsessive record collectors in their basements, Schlemowitz’s film is a fond paean to an …

A Poem is a Naked Person

Thursday, January 19 @ 7:00 pm

Directed by Les Blank, Maureen Gosling

Les Blank’s portrait of Leon Russell went unreleased for 40 years before hitting the screen. Russell, who also coproduced the …

Two Trains Runnin’

Friday, January 20 @ 7:00 pm

Directed by Sam Pollard

In June, 1964, college students from throughout the country, impassioned by the civil rights movement, traveled to Mississippi in what …

Gregory Porter Don’t Forget Your Music

Friday, January 20 @ 9:00 pm

Directed by Alfred George Bailey

Shot over four years, Bailey’s film spans the life and career of singer and songwriter Gregory Porter, one of jazz’s most …

Mali Blues

Saturday, January 21 @ 4:30 pm

Directed by Lutz Gregor

It is generally believed that the slaves who brought their music and traditional West African string instrument the ngoni—which evolved …

Contemporary Color

Saturday, January 21 @ 7:00 pm

Directed by Bill Ross, Turner Ross

Only David Byrne could mastermind this surprising fusion of pop music and swirling pop ceremony. Byrne is joined on stage …

One More Time with Feeling

Saturday, January 21 @ 9:00 pm

Directed by Andrew Dominick

Andrew Dominik’s One More Time with Feeling is a remarkable black-and-white document of the creation of Nick Cave & the …

The Devil’s Horn

Sunday, January 22 @ 4:30 pm

Directed by Larry Weinstein

From Adolphe Sax’s workshop of the 1840s to the legendary era of jazz and bebop, the saxophone was forbidden (even …

Bang! The Bert Berns Story

Sunday, January 22 @ 7:00 pm

Directed by Bob Sarles

Though he died at age 37, Bert Berns managed to become one of the most important songwriters of the 1960s. …

Bobby Blue Bland: Two Steps from the Blues

Tuesday, January 24 @ 7:00 pm

Directed by Paul Spencer

Memphis legend Bobby "Blue" Bland (1930-2013) began his career with B.B. King and ballad singer Johnny Ace in the 1950s, …

Bobby Womack: Across 110th Street

Tuesday, January 24 @ 7:00 pm

Directed by James Maycock

Soul singer Bobby Womack (1944-2014) started his career in the 1950s as a member of the gospel group The Womack …

Mose Allison: Ever Since I Stole the Blues

Wednesday, January 25 @ 7:00 pm

Directed by Paul Bernays

Paul Bernays’ affectionate portrait tells the story of legendary jazz/blues singer, songwriter, and pianist Mose Allison (1927-2016)—called the “jazz sage” …

How Sweet the Sound–The Blind Boys of Alabama

Wednesday, January 25 @ 7:00 pm

Directed by Leslie McCleave

Gospel greats The Blind Boys of Alabama have an amazing career—since meeting at a Talladega institute for the blind in …

Vince Giordano: There’s a Future in the Past

Friday, January 27 @ 7:00 pm

Directed by Dave Davidson, Amber Edwards

Vince Giordano is responsible for the period music in Todd Haynes’ Carol, Martin Scorsese’s The Aviator, Robert DeNiro’s The Good …

Hired Gun

Saturday, January 28 @ 9:00 pm

Directed by Fran Strine

You may know the front men of KISS, Ozzy Osbourne, and Metallica, but playing in their shadows are the prolific …

Blackhearts

Saturday, January 28 @ 7:00 pm

Directed by Fredrik Horn Akselsen, Christian Falch

Blackhearts takes a fresh look at the notorious Norwegian black metal music scene—but from a striking new angle. We travel …

The Ballad of Fred Hersch

Sunday, January 29 @ 7:00 pm

Directed by Charlotte Lagarde, Carrie Lozano

Internationally renowned jazz pianist Fred Hersch has been playing professionally for the better part of four decades. Hersch has always …

Cinesonika: Celebrating the Soundtrack

Wednesday, February 1 @ 7:00 pm

Directed by Various

Cinesonika is a semi-annual conference at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, BC that showcases new experimental of film and video …

I Am the Blues

Friday, February 3 @ 7:00 pm

Directed by Daniel Cross

I Am the Blues provides a musical journey through the swamps of the Louisiana Bayou, the juke joints of the …

Pianists Street

Saturday, February 4 @ 4:30 pm

Directed by Mariano Nante

On Rue Bosquet, a small street in Brussels, two identical buildings stand side by side. One is the home of …

I Go Back Home–Jimmy Scott

Saturday, February 4 @ 7:00 pm

Directed by Yoon-Ha Chang

I Go Back Home tells the story of an unlikely pairing of jazz legend Jimmy Scott and disillusioned German music …

Arvo Pärt: Even if I Lose Everything

Sunday, February 5 @ 4:30 pm

Directed by Dorian Supin

Dorian Supin’s intimate film of minimalist Norwegian composer Arvo Pärt provides a warm and delicate portrait of the maestro’s philosophy …

Gangbé!

Sunday, February 5 @ 6:30 pm

Directed by Arnaud Robert

Benin’s Gangbé Brass Band has been touring the world for 15 years, bringing their effervescent, high-energy brand of Afrobeat to …

Yallah! Underground

Sunday, February 5 @ 7:30 pm

Directed by Farid Eslam

Through exuberant performances and heartfelt interviews, Farid Eslam goes deep into the world of alternative Arab music before and during …