Giants of Jazz on Film: The Singer and the Song

Join sf|noir on Saturday January 17, 2015 as we continue our partnership with JCCSF to bring you the Giants of Jazz on Film series. Jazz historian and raconteur Mark Cantor shares treasures from the Great American Songbook. See performances on film of the finest jazz singers including Lambert, Hendricks and Ross; Billie Holiday; Sarah Vaughan; Anita O’Day; Joe Williams; Peggy Lee and many others.

“Mark Cantor has one of the very best collections of jazz films in the world. Mark is an essential resource to anyone making a film about jazz.”
– Ken Burns

This is the first of three events in the series. Also included:
Return to the Apollo
East Coast, West Coast, and Points In-Between

Saturday, January 17, 2015
Starts at: 8:00PM
JCCSF
3200 California Street
San Francisco