A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer.

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"The Jazz Singer" starring Al Jolson, the first movie that incorporated synchronized speaking parts for its actors, was released on this day in history, Oct. 6, 1927. Primitive by today’s ...

He was there, in person, also. But “The Jazz Singer” minus Vitaphone is sometblng else again. There’s really no love interest in the script, except between mother and son. It’s doubtful if ...

Not many people had access to a movie camera in the 1920s, but Simon J. Flood did. As manager of Flood’s Theatre in New ...

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Tyka Nelson, the Minneapolis-based singer and sister of the late superstar Prince, died Monday. She was 64. Her death was announced to the Minnesota Star Tribune by her son President Nelson. No cause ...

‘Jazz in Movies’ is Alesbrook's first solo album and sees him transition from the unassuming sideman to the confident frontman. His early years as a jazz artist were influenced by players such as Chet ...

This is the movie about my dad I always wanted to make ... When Chase reveals that he wants to be a jazz singer just like him, Kenny is surprised. While Kenny wants to be supportive of his son ...

How a diamond comes into a knot of flame How a sound comes into a word, coloured By who pays what for speaking.” Poet Audre ...

But unlike them, his legacy has faded since his death in 1950, his reputation tarnished by his starring role in the once-acclaimed, now controversial 1927 movie The Jazz Singer and his long ...