THE BEST OF THE BEST – Jazz from Detroit
Directed by Daniel Loewenthal
90 minutes
The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit is a landmark double portrait of Detroit’s
extraordinary jazz legacy and the dynamic city that produced it. Weaving a compelling
historical and cultural tapestry, the film chronicles the defining influence of Detroit’s
innovative jazz musicians while tracing the city’s dramatic rise and fall as an industrial
power, the struggles and triumphs of its creative and resilient African American
community, and the profound tradition of mentorship that has nurtured Detroit jazz since
the 1950s.
