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A Jazzman's Blues

  • 2022
  • R
  • 2h 7m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
3.8K
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A Jazzman's Blues (2022)
A tale of forbidden love and family drama unravels 40 years of secrets and lies against a soundtrack of juke joint blues in the Deep South.
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Follows an investigation into an unsolved murder unveiling a story full of forbidden love, deceit and a secret.Follows an investigation into an unsolved murder unveiling a story full of forbidden love, deceit and a secret.Follows an investigation into an unsolved murder unveiling a story full of forbidden love, deceit and a secret.

  • Director
    • Tyler Perry
  • Writer
    • Tyler Perry
  • Stars
    • Joshua Boone
    • Amirah Vann
    • Solea Pfeiffer
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    3.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Tyler Perry
    • Writer
      • Tyler Perry
    • Stars
      • Joshua Boone
      • Amirah Vann
      • Solea Pfeiffer
    • 75User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 9 nominations

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    Rob Wood and Joshua Boone in A Jazzman's Blues (2022)
    Joshua Boone in A Jazzman's Blues (2022)
    Solea Pfeiffer in A Jazzman's Blues (2022)
    Solea Pfeiffer in A Jazzman's Blues (2022)
    Joshua Boone in A Jazzman's Blues (2022)
    Milauna Jackson and Joshua Boone in A Jazzman's Blues (2022)
    Solea Pfeiffer in A Jazzman's Blues (2022)
    Rob Wood and Amirah Vann in A Jazzman's Blues (2022)
    Joshua Boone and Solea Pfeiffer in A Jazzman's Blues (2022)
    Amirah Vann in A Jazzman's Blues (2022)
    Joshua Boone in A Jazzman's Blues (2022)
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    Joshua Boone
    Joshua Boone
    • Bayou
    Amirah Vann
    Amirah Vann
    • Hattie Mae
    Solea Pfeiffer
    Solea Pfeiffer
    • Leanne
    Austin Scott
    Austin Scott
    • Willie Earl
    Ryan Eggold
    Ryan Eggold
    • Ira
    Milauna Jackson
    Milauna Jackson
    • Citsy
    • (as Milauna Jemai Jackson)
    Brent Antonello
    Brent Antonello
    • John Clayton
    Brad Benedict
    Brad Benedict
    • Sheriff Jackson
    Kario Marcel
    Kario Marcel
    • Johnathan Dupree
    Lana Young
    Lana Young
    • Ethel
    Emily Lane
    Emily Lane
    • Joan Ferguson
    Lauren Buglioli
    Lauren Buglioli
    • Margaret
    Charles Dumas
    • Grandpa Red
    Robert Stevens Wayne
    Robert Stevens Wayne
    • Mr. Carney
    E. Roger Mitchell
    E. Roger Mitchell
    • Buster
    Daphne Reid
    Daphne Reid
    • Elderly Hattie Mae
    Waltrudis Buck
    Waltrudis Buck
    • Elderly Leanne
    Corey Champagne
    Corey Champagne
    • Leroy
    • Director
      • Tyler Perry
    • Writer
      • Tyler Perry
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    • Trivia
      In reality, Willie Earl (Austin Scott) is actually about 5 years younger than Bayou, (Joshua Boone) who plays his younger brother, despite playing the older brother.
    • Goofs
      When Bayou, Willie Earl, and Ira arrive in Chicago; the weather is warm or spring-like as indicated by the clothes being worn and the physical demeanor of the folks out on the street. However, there are posters announcing upcoming shows on February 9 and March 23 therefore it has to be winter in Chicago, and winter in Chicago has historically always been freezing.

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    6/10
    FELT MORE LIKE LIMITED SERIES THAN A PACKED FILM...!
    A current Netflix release written & directed by Tyler Perry (my first film of his I've ever watched, someone pop a cork on some ripple somewhere?). Told in flashback from the present where a white politician in the South is mounting a campaign, a series of letters soon arrive at his doorstep which prompts the story proper to be told as the letters are read. Focusing on a family who run a juke joint, we have a pair of brothers (sired from different fathers) one, Joshua Boone, an accomplished singer while his brother, Austin Scott, (favored by the still present drunk of a father) a master behind the trumpet which comes to a pass when their mother, Amirah Vann, tends to favor Boone, giving him leeway at every turn & to make matters worse is Boone's burgeoning relationship w/a light skinned girl, Solea Pfeiffer, who's own mother hopes to pass her off as white wants no part in having her daughter's romance w/Boone so she concocts a ruse to have them separated insinuating Boone was inappropriate w/her sending Boone packing to Chicago to forcefully follow his dreams along w/Scott (who's developing a heroin habit) & their manager, Ryan Eggold (from TV's Amsterdam) but years pass & when unanswered letters (from Boone to Pfeiffer) & an opportunity to visit come up, the drum beat of fate starts a-tapping as the tragedy we know is coming arrives. As stated previously, this is my first foray into Perry's world (the trailer looked good but hey don't they all!) as a writer/director & while his story is laudable (I heard in an interview it was a story he wrote years ago but sat on for years until he felt it could be made properly) I felt maybe a limited series (he has several running on the OWN network) may've been a better avenue for this yarn which has many characters, situations & truths unfolding which diminishes the film's power since a lot of story points/decisions by certain players were sped along just to get to that gut wrenching finale.
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    • Release date
      • September 23, 2022 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Netflix Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • موسيقى رجل الجاز الحزينة
    • Filming locations
      • Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    • Production company
      • Tyler Perry Studios
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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