Throughout July the Broadway cinema is screening a series of films to put you in the right mood. Exodus - Bob Marley Live
Showing: Sunday July 1st at 3.30pm  | | Rasta star - Bob Marley |
Filmed back in 1977 when Marley's star was very much in the ascendancy following the release of the Exodus album. His successful tour reached a high at the Rainbow in London. This film records that concert. Together with the Wailers, Marley performs song after song which were destined to become reggae classics. They include No Woman No Cry and Trenchtown Rock.
This is Sinatra
Showing: Sunday July 8th at 3.30pm  | | Ol' Blue Eyes |
A favourite whenever it's shown. This is Sinatra dates from 1962. When it was first shown on ITV it was the first time he'd featured on television in a concert filmed in this country. The show was at the Royal Albert Hall and was originally condense to 50 minutes. Go to the Broadway and you'll get 93 minutes of Ol Blue Eyes performing at his peak. Buena Vista Social Club
Showing: Sunday July 15th at 3.30pm If it wasn't for guitarist Ry Cooder, some of these great Cuban musicians could have been lost forever. In 1996 he began collaborating with the likes of Ibrahim Ferrer. The result was an album which became a massive hit, not just with Andy Kershaw, but music lovers across the globe. The Wim Wenders film was released in 1998. It's colourful, expressive and features some great music. A Great Day in Harlem
Showing: Sunday 22nd July at 3.30pm A collage of sights and sounds from the 50's jazz scene. The basis for Jean Bach's movie is an Art Kane photograph taken in 1958. It brought together 57 of the world's greatest jazz musicians on a Harlem sidewalk. Expect Art Blakey, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie and many more to appear in a feature narrated by Quincy Jones. The film will be introduced by local jazz promoter Dave Groom. Jazz On A Summer's Day
Showing: Sunday 29th July at 3.30pm The jazz equivalent of the Woodstock movie. This follows the events of the 1958 Newport Jazz festival. Among the artists performing are Louis Armstrong, Thelonious Monk and Gerry Mulligan. It's an hour and 25 minutes of jazz from a classic time. | 
