MIAMI – The 10th Miami Jazz Film Festival will feature the US premiere of the film, “YOUNG AT HEART—MONTY ALEXANDER”, a 50 minute film directed by Daniel Farhi at the Bill Cosford Cinema, at the University of Miami, August 10 – 13.
The film will feature from the series, “On the Road with Master Groovers” an intimate portrait of THE master of Jamaican Jazz.
This documentary has clips of concerts, interviews, and archival photographs which brings a lot of memories of Monty from his playing at the age of 6 to his stint in Miami, where Frank Sinatra tapped him for a job at Jilly’s in New York, and his playing with giants like Ray Brown, Clark Terry, and Milt Jackson.
The 10th Miami Jazz Film Festival is a presentation of 88.9FM Serious Jazz and a complete listing of the films and times are available at: www.miamijazzfilmfestival.org.
