Jazz on a Summer's Day
...love on a summer's night!
Collections:
National Film Registry
Studio:
Galaxy Productions
Year:
1960
Critics Rating: 96%
Audience Rating: 81%
Duration: 1 h 22 m
Updated: 2026 Aug 07
Genres:
Documentary
Music
Movie ID: 226801
Server: Main Plex Server
Synopsis
Set at the Newport jazz festival in 1958, this documentary mixes images of water and the town with performers and audience. The film progresses from day to night and from improvisational music to Gospel. It's a concert film that suggests peace and leisure, jazz at a particular time and place.
