Later today, the Cannes Film Festival will reverberate with the sound of one of America’s great jazz singers.
An exclusive screening of Sloane: A Jazz Singer will take place this afternoon at the Riviera 1, the primary screening venue of the Marché du Film. The documentary directed by Michael Lippert explores the vocal artistry of Carol Sloane, who recorded more than two dozen albums in a career that began in the early 1960s.
Sloane: A Jazz Singer was named Best Documentary at the Santa Fe Film Festival and the Rhode Island International Film Festival and was an official selection at the 2024 Palm Springs Film Festival, and the 2023 Cinequest, DocEdge, and Heartland film festivals.
‘Sloane: A Jazz Singer’
“Sloane: A Jazz Singer follows legendary vocalist Carol Sloane as she prepares for one last live recording in New York at the age of 82 while reflecting on a remarkable but largely unknown career...
An exclusive screening of Sloane: A Jazz Singer will take place this afternoon at the Riviera 1, the primary screening venue of the Marché du Film. The documentary directed by Michael Lippert explores the vocal artistry of Carol Sloane, who recorded more than two dozen albums in a career that began in the early 1960s.
Sloane: A Jazz Singer was named Best Documentary at the Santa Fe Film Festival and the Rhode Island International Film Festival and was an official selection at the 2024 Palm Springs Film Festival, and the 2023 Cinequest, DocEdge, and Heartland film festivals.
‘Sloane: A Jazz Singer’
“Sloane: A Jazz Singer follows legendary vocalist Carol Sloane as she prepares for one last live recording in New York at the age of 82 while reflecting on a remarkable but largely unknown career...
- 5/17/2024
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Michael Lippert’s latest documentary, screening as part of Palm Springs 2024, opens with a quote from The Washington Post’s Matt Schudel: “If Carol Sloane isn’t America’s greatest living jazz singer, then no one deserves the title.” It’s a bold claim, but what follows does an impressive job of backing it up.
We meet her first when she’s visiting her local supermarket in Stoneham, Massachusetts, to retrieve a forgotten cane. A small, slightly bent elderly white woman with curly white hair, dressed in casual clothes, she doesn’t look like a musical legend, but she’s toured with Ella Fitzgerald, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, performed at the Newport Jazz Festival, and much more. The supermarket manager is impressed when, curious about the presence of the documentary crew, he realises that she’s famous. She’s humble about it – to her it’s just...
We meet her first when she’s visiting her local supermarket in Stoneham, Massachusetts, to retrieve a forgotten cane. A small, slightly bent elderly white woman with curly white hair, dressed in casual clothes, she doesn’t look like a musical legend, but she’s toured with Ella Fitzgerald, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, performed at the Newport Jazz Festival, and much more. The supermarket manager is impressed when, curious about the presence of the documentary crew, he realises that she’s famous. She’s humble about it – to her it’s just...
- 2/3/2024
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Get ready to dive into the enchanting world of jazz and documentary filmmaking as we sit down for an exclusive interview with the esteemed filmmaker, Michael Lippert. His mesmerizing documentary, Sloane: A Jazz Singer, is set to grace the screens at the Central Scotland Documentary Festival, and in this video, Michael shares the inspirations, challenges, and remarkable stories that breathe life into this extraordinary cinematic experience.
Legendary singer Carol Sloane prepares for one final live recording in New York City while reflecting on her rich but largely unknown career involving some of the greatest names in music, from Ella Fitzgerald to The Rolling Stones.
Legendary singer Carol Sloane prepares for one final live recording in New York City while reflecting on her rich but largely unknown career involving some of the greatest names in music, from Ella Fitzgerald to The Rolling Stones.
- 11/3/2023
- by Kevin Haldon
- Nerdly
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