Documentary Review: The Girls in the Band

• The Girls in the Band
• Directed By: Judy Chaikin
• Released: 2013
• Available On: Kanopy (https://lindenhurstlibrary.kanopy.com/video/girls-band-5)

Review: For anyone who loves astounding music and appreciates history that has been underrated and unknown for too long, this documentary is for you. Going over some of the female jazz musicians who created stunning music in the 1930s and 40s, this film enables the viewer to see a world long unknown, packed with incredible power, love, joy and jazz. Learn about musicians such as Roz Cron, Melba Liston, and Clora Bryant and be forever changed by the music they created.

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