Screen Talks: Jazz on a Summer's Day

Dir: Bert Stern
Cast: Mahalia Jackson, Thelonious Monk, Louis Armstrong, Chuck Berry, Sonny Stitt, Big Maybelle, Jack Teagarden, Jimmy Giuffre, George Shearing, Gerry Mulligan, Dinah Washington, Chico Hamilton, Anita O'Day
1h 25m · 2026 · Cert U
Filmed at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island and directed by world-renowned photographer, Bert Stern. Jazz on a Summer's Day features intimate performances by an all-star line-up of musical legends including Louis Armstrong, Thelonius Monk, Gerry Mulligan, Anita O'Day, Chuck Berry, Dinah Washington, and closes with a beautiful rendition or The Lord's Prayer by Mahalia Jackson at midnight to usher in Sunday morning.
Join us for a special screening of JAZZ ON A SUMMER'S DAY including interviews from the 2021 Green Man Festival, hosted by Jason Solomons.