JazzTown - Now Available on AppleTV+ (4k), Amazon Prime, Google Play, and Vudu (4K) and on Vimeo - JazzTown is the award-winning music documentary by Executive Producer and Director Ben Makinen hailed as, “the best music documentary to have come out of Colorado - ever!”
Executive Producer/Director Ben Makinen has released the action-packed short film Who Killed Jazz in reaction to petitions from jazz musicians to have a film made illuminating the opressive socio-economic forces keeping working musicians at the poverty level.
~ Dianne Reeves, 5-time GRAMMY® Award winner for Best Jazz Vocalist
~ US Senator John Hickenlooper (former Governor of Colorado & jazz club owner)
~ Ron Miles, trumpet (Joshua Redman, Bill Frisell, Ginger Baker)
~ Charlie Hunter, guitar-bass (Snarky Puppy, Christian McBride, Stanton Moore)
JAZZTOWN - The Movie
JAZZTOWN is Here!
![Director Ben Makinen with R. Carlos Nakai on location in Tuscon, Arizona filming Echoes of Tradition.](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391460/bc12623e96116a7ce9545dd1f4539ba5ec67ca05/original/ben-makinen-r-carlos-nakai-echoes.jpeg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Director Ben Makinen with R. Carlos Nakai on location in Tuscon, Arizona filming Echoes of Tradition.
![Director Ben Makinen in the green room at the Blue Note Jazz Club NYC interviewing Chet Baker vocalist Rachel Gould for Women In Jazz: We Are Here. Photo by Rachel's brother Producer Alan J Field](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391460/7f8cee113520143ebbdac0d9394f4edb5993c693/original/tempimageyr1fgu.png/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.png)
Director Ben Makinen in the green room at the Blue Note Jazz Club NYC interviewing Chet Baker vocalist Rachel Gould for Women In Jazz: We Are Here. Photo by Rachel's brother Producer Alan J Field
![KUVO 89.3 FM Jazz Radio host Steve Chavis interviews Director Ben Makinen on his new films JazzTown & Who Killed Jazz](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391460/4c794e399e15d91b373726c8c9a9c4f067004e49/original/kuvo-makinen-interview-w-stave-chavis-tn.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
KUVO 89.3 FM Jazz Radio host Steve Chavis interviews Director Ben Makinen on his new films JazzTown & Who Killed Jazz
![Jazz Pianist Billy Wallace in JazzTown directed by Ben Makinen. Billy Wallace famously recorded with Max Roach and Sonny Rollins on Jazz In 3/4 Time.](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391460/3d2a4daa44a94c8b16efa0ef0de991e3cdd79dde/original/billy-wallace-still-jazztown.jpeg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Jazz Pianist Billy Wallace in JazzTown directed by Ben Makinen. Billy Wallace famously recorded with Max Roach and Sonny Rollins on Jazz In 3/4 Time.
![Jazz Vocalist and Osage Nation member Teresa Carroll with jazz trumpeter and educator Bob Montgomery on the set of JazzTown at the Golden Hotel, Colorado, Director Ben Makinen](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391460/a90a41aea9156fe503d697d3345ef8270a2cfb3d/original/teresa-carroll-bob-montgomery-jazztown-stills.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Jazz Vocalist and Osage Nation member Teresa Carroll with jazz trumpeter and educator Bob Montgomery on the set of JazzTown at the Golden Hotel, Colorado, Director Ben Makinen
![The Manhattan Transfer in Director Ben Makinen's documentary We Are Here: Women In Jazz on stage at the Blue Note in Honolulu, Hawaii on their 50th Anniversary Farewell Tour.](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391460/fb1df79b3d05f5370c2c79e8871bbf9daa5f0969/original/the-manhattan-transfer.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
The Manhattan Transfer in Director Ben Makinen's documentary We Are Here: Women In Jazz on stage at the Blue Note in Honolulu, Hawaii on their 50th Anniversary Farewell Tour.
![Bassist and Singer Dave Randon on a set break in studio for JazzTown and Who Killed Jazz; Director Ben Makinen, Bmakin Film](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391460/2dd9dcfd36d1aa17c14c795330a8004d5bf49ec4/original/dave-randon-jazztown-still.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Bassist and Singer Dave Randon on a set break in studio for JazzTown and Who Killed Jazz; Director Ben Makinen, Bmakin Film
![Louis Armstrong Blowin in the Wind for Who Killed Jazz, Director Ben Makinen; Bmakin Film. Photo of Louis is well thought to have been taken by Artin Derbalian.](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391460/bb23380a846f07635ec71a4c6498bf96d444172a/original/louis-armstrong-sphynx-who-killed-jazz.jpeg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Louis Armstrong Blowin in the Wind for Who Killed Jazz, Director Ben Makinen; Bmakin Film. Photo of Louis is well thought to have been taken by Artin Derbalian.
![Producer/Director Ben Makinen with Women In Jazz: We Are Here Producer Terri Pederson of Tidal Breeze Jazz Arts. Statue of Fannie Mae Duncan in Colorado Springs.](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391460/e653a092fae10411a389525313a23dc373c25fe0/original/tempimagezhoutl.png/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.png)
Producer/Director Ben Makinen with Women In Jazz: We Are Here Producer Terri Pederson of Tidal Breeze Jazz Arts. Statue of Fannie Mae Duncan in Colorado Springs.
![Chet Baker Vocalist Rachel Gould with Producer/Director Ben Makinen on location for the documentary We Are Here: Women In Jazz in the Green Room at the NYC Blue Note Jazz Club](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391460/b30e427216cf05b759e69cab1895f07f9dd5c98f/original/rachel-gould-chet-baker-vocalist-ben-makinen-1.jpeg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Chet Baker Vocalist Rachel Gould with Producer/Director Ben Makinen on location for the documentary We Are Here: Women In Jazz in the Green Room at the NYC Blue Note Jazz Club
![Nita Aartsen - Movie Still from Director Ben Makinen's documentary We Are Here: Women In Jazz, in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia.](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391460/1f72512219830a0edf1af02788c4d1b262bf6133/original/nita-aartsen.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Nita Aartsen - Movie Still from Director Ben Makinen's documentary We Are Here: Women In Jazz, in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia.
![Rudy Van Gelder Studio Owner and Recording Engineer Maureen Sickler with Director Ben Makinen on location in New Jersey for Women In Jazz: We Are Here. Photo taken by Don Sickler. Same location as John Coltrane A Love Supreme album cover.](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391460/3827c81f531245bcbe9ae80c53963b34b0f81ba2/original/tempimagelpwmpf.png/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.png)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio Owner and Recording Engineer Maureen Sickler with Director Ben Makinen on location in New Jersey for Women In Jazz: We Are Here. Photo taken by Don Sickler. Same location as John Coltrane A Love Supreme album cover.
![Movie Still from Director Ben Makinen's documentary We Are Here: Women In Jazz. Dominique Danielle in studio interview. Its A Dom Thing.](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391460/aa9210b0d0bce69146069a10e18eb8a52b9036cf/original/dominique-danielle-studio.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Movie Still from Director Ben Makinen's documentary We Are Here: Women In Jazz. Dominique Danielle in studio interview. Its A Dom Thing.
![Movie Still from Director Ben Makinen's documentary We Are Here: Women In Jazz and the film Veronica Swift - The Rise of TransGenre. Veronica Swift Green Room at Yoshi's Oakland.](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391460/dc719892e7f3911b3e4afc657de842e4f68c8da5/original/veronica-swift-drumming.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Movie Still from Director Ben Makinen's documentary We Are Here: Women In Jazz and the film Veronica Swift - The Rise of TransGenre. Veronica Swift Green Room at Yoshi's Oakland.
![Erena Terakubo Band w Director Ben Makinen at Body and Soul, Tokyo, Japan for We Are Here: Women In Jazz doc filming.](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391460/7111cc6727acaeb439d35d8103ce2c2010ae29b5/original/erena-terakubo-band-w-ben.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Erena Terakubo Band w Director Ben Makinen at Body and Soul, Tokyo, Japan for We Are Here: Women In Jazz doc filming.
![Veronica Swift and her Transgenre Band live at Yoshi's Oakland: Movie Still from Director Ben Makinen's documentary We Are Here: Women In Jazz & Veronica Swift - The Rise of TransGenre](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391460/66c4dd0b06d06e460fc5c969333dc675a11c5ac0/original/veronica-swift-transgenre-band-2.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Veronica Swift and her Transgenre Band live at Yoshi's Oakland: Movie Still from Director Ben Makinen's documentary We Are Here: Women In Jazz & Veronica Swift - The Rise of TransGenre
![Producer Ben Makinen on location with studio owner Trippy Moe (Morgan Brown) in Federal Heights, Colorado. Filming for Women In Jazz: We Are Here](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391460/538de61d41407596709e80f6705b7ccc4c047f63/original/tempimage83ncij.png/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.png)
Producer Ben Makinen on location with studio owner Trippy Moe (Morgan Brown) in Federal Heights, Colorado. Filming for Women In Jazz: We Are Here
![This is Heidi Glow proudly drinking tea from her new JazzTown Mug. Heidi is the daughter of famed studio lead trumpet player Bernie Glow.](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391460/581a42dbfde818282f55650c0d3b9f15867bd16a/original/heidi-glow-jazztown-mug.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
This is Heidi Glow proudly drinking tea from her new JazzTown Mug. Heidi is the daughter of famed studio lead trumpet player Bernie Glow.
![Movie Still from Director Ben Makinen's documentary We Are Here: Women In Jazz. Chelsea Baratz in Studio](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391460/b8cde1f89a1392614ae7c0c1e688db097ae20878/original/chelsea-baratz.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Movie Still from Director Ben Makinen's documentary We Are Here: Women In Jazz. Chelsea Baratz in Studio
![Movie Still from Director Ben Makinen's documentary We Are Here: Women In Jazz Chelsea Baratz (l), Andromeda Turre (r)](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391460/dbad0095ad0bc9d005877eea1023e103aab6b850/original/baratz-turre-reflection-booth.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Movie Still from Director Ben Makinen's documentary We Are Here: Women In Jazz Chelsea Baratz (l), Andromeda Turre (r)
![Cellist and Composer Akua Dixon interviewed for Director Ben Makinen's documentary We Are Here: Women In Jazz](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391460/00fe6a85b7a94356241994b1671c9a307339f321/original/akua-dixon.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Cellist and Composer Akua Dixon interviewed for Director Ben Makinen's documentary We Are Here: Women In Jazz
![Ben Makinen and David Booker. The Dynamic Duo's last gig together at the Golden Moon Speakeasy. RIP David Booker, friend and mentor 1947-2023.](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391460/66c0db04b722f46d8e4cc996165ddb1ac86c9f65/original/ben-and-booker-at-the-golden-moon.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Ben Makinen and David Booker. The Dynamic Duo's last gig together at the Golden Moon Speakeasy. RIP David Booker, friend and mentor 1947-2023.
![Transgenre Vocalist Veronica Swift, Producer/Director Ben Makinen(JazzTown) and Drummer Brian Viglione (Dresden Dolls) On Set of documentary film We Are Here: Women In Jazz](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391460/10d4c5ad8355dc1fb68a1162ba05c4b24bdd01cd/original/swift-makinen-viglione-dir-jazztown-and-we-are-here-women-in-jazz.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Transgenre Vocalist Veronica Swift, Producer/Director Ben Makinen(JazzTown) and Drummer Brian Viglione (Dresden Dolls) On Set of documentary film We Are Here: Women In Jazz
![Blues Vocalist Erica Brown and Director Producer Ben Makinen (JazzTown; Who Killed Jazz; We Are Here: Women In Jazz)](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391460/951e15a6a4115629b34792bf134a80284f7399c6/original/vocalist-erica-brown-and-jazztown-director-ben-makinen.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Blues Vocalist Erica Brown and Director Producer Ben Makinen (JazzTown; Who Killed Jazz; We Are Here: Women In Jazz)
![Record Producer Monty Guy and JazzTown Producer Director Ben Makinen We Are Here Women In Jazz 65th Grammy Awards](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391460/0b60acc1e561ce457105493593db6f9bf77ddfea/original/record-producer-monty-guy-and-jazztown-producer-director-ben-makinen-we-are-here-women-in-jazz-65th-grammy-awards.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Record Producer Monty Guy and JazzTown Producer Director Ben Makinen We Are Here Women In Jazz 65th Grammy Awards
![Grammy Winning Beyonce and Rihanna Vocal Producer Kuk Harrell and Producer Filmmaker Ben Makinen in Studio, on location JazzTown; Who Killed Jazz; We Are Here:Women In Jazz.](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391460/c7d9d94b49954848fc8bb2bf8b1464face0b367c/original/producer-kuk-harrell-and-producer-ben-makinen-jazztown-who-killed-jazz.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Grammy Winning Beyonce and Rihanna Vocal Producer Kuk Harrell and Producer Filmmaker Ben Makinen in Studio, on location JazzTown; Who Killed Jazz; We Are Here:Women In Jazz.
![In Your Face Film Company Bmakin Film, JazzTown, Anthropocene, The Mission Director Producer Ben Makinen Jazz Documentary Action Narrative Shorts](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391460/15b529f7058b77ddea18542c7c1f186d85a5a836/original/bmakin-film-city-scape-logo.jpeg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
In Your Face Film Company Bmakin Film, JazzTown, Anthropocene, The Mission Director Producer Ben Makinen Jazz Documentary Action Narrative Shorts
![JazzTown Movie Poster: Charles Burrell with Laurels. Feat Fred C Larkin and Ben Makinen Photography.](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391460/60da6fe4b7bfb512c85e4f26d59a2972690fe701/original/jt-2-poster-big.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
JazzTown Movie Poster: Charles Burrell with Laurels. Feat Fred C Larkin and Ben Makinen Photography.
![Best Director Ben Makinen, for JazzTown, Bmakin Film 2021. Awarded by SanDiego Movie Awards; Award of Prestige.](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391460/3bea81d1d715f64161a150f4cabcf8c8ff04ce24/original/best-director-documentary-feature.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Best Director Ben Makinen, for JazzTown, Bmakin Film 2021. Awarded by SanDiego Movie Awards; Award of Prestige.
![Ben Makinen wins Best Director Award from San Diego Movie Awards for the Documentary film JazzTown, 2021.](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391460/e5ed153d3b36894dd23e3be295a56850d58d4e08/original/best-director-sdma-2.jpeg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Ben Makinen wins Best Director Award from San Diego Movie Awards for the Documentary film JazzTown, 2021.
![JazzTown T-Shirt avail from Bmakin Film. Model is Dian Marhaeni/President of the Bali Chapter of the IMFA](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391460/50442392695e2f683c3629dda95887857abcfdb6/original/day-in-jazztown-bmakin-film.png/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.png)
JazzTown T-Shirt avail from Bmakin Film. Model is Dian Marhaeni/President of the Bali Chapter of the IMFA
![Bmakin Film's JazzTown features photos by famous jazz photographer William P Gottlieb. Here is Dizzy Gillespie in 1947.](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391460/999b360170d0279ff71d527b04eefdd9b0764b0d/original/screen-shot-2021-07-11-at-17-58-26.png/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.png)
Bmakin Film's JazzTown features photos by famous jazz photographer William P Gottlieb. Here is Dizzy Gillespie in 1947.
![Bmakin Film's JazzTown features photos by famous jazz photographer William P Gottlieb. Here is 52nd Street, NYC.](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391460/e8dc9149c42c2a5c3652aa2033d1719a73adde3f/original/screen-shot-2021-04-29-at-07-40-31.png/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.png)
Bmakin Film's JazzTown features photos by famous jazz photographer William P Gottlieb. Here is 52nd Street, NYC.
![Bmakin Film's JazzTown features photos by famous jazz photographer William P Gottlieb. Here is a New York City midtown club in the 1950s.](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391460/53547e842de94c842e48ac58fda72ca7ac99b82a/original/screen-shot-2021-04-29-at-07-50-20.png/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.png)
Bmakin Film's JazzTown features photos by famous jazz photographer William P Gottlieb. Here is a New York City midtown club in the 1950s.
![Ayo Awosika, vocalist and band leader, is featured in Bmakin Film: JazzTown, and Who Killed Jazz, directed by Ben Makinen.](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391460/c8bd2862a3490519227cd398fb3e9f87a4593aa0/original/jazztown-cover-ayo.png/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.png)
Ayo Awosika, vocalist and band leader, is featured in Bmakin Film: JazzTown, and Who Killed Jazz, directed by Ben Makinen.
![JazzTown and Who Killed Jazz, two films by Ben Makinen and Bmakin Film include photos and film of vocalist Linda-Theus Lee.](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391460/6d9d0903cac67a76d3675a8f24e140ef72ca4423/original/linda-theus-lee-belting-w-mic.jpeg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
JazzTown and Who Killed Jazz, two films by Ben Makinen and Bmakin Film include photos and film of vocalist Linda-Theus Lee.
![Bmakin Film: Who Killed Jazz features photos from the 1940s and 50s: this one by Gordon Parks: Students in Library at Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach, Florida](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391460/6ec8b2c44ab0d7623626c49be10b589391ca7e1b/original/screen-shot-2021-04-29-at-08-05-02.png/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.png)
Bmakin Film: Who Killed Jazz features photos from the 1940s and 50s: this one by Gordon Parks: Students in Library at Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach, Florida
![Bmakin Film: Who Killed Jazz, a new short documentary with featuring photos like this: Woman working on WWII "Vengeance" Dive Bomber, by Alfred T Palmer, 1943.](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391460/f176cc2fc165a83b8ba4cc8a3025941bcbfaa3a5/original/screen-shot-2021-07-13-at-21-29-30.png/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.png)
Bmakin Film: Who Killed Jazz, a new short documentary with featuring photos like this: Woman working on WWII "Vengeance" Dive Bomber, by Alfred T Palmer, 1943.
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