PN 18: Jazz Legends on Screen

Trumpet player Lee Morgan was murdered at age 33. Saxophonist John Coltrane died of cancer at age 40. Now both these jazz greats are the subjects of ambitious new documentaries. Thom Powers interviews the filmmakers Kasper Collin (“I Called Him Morgan”) and John Scheinfeld ("Chasing Trane”) as we begin Season Two of Pure Nonfiction. “I Called Him Morgan” explores the life of the prolific Blue Note recording artist best known for the crossover hit “Sidewinder,” who was killed by his common law wife Helen in 1972. "Chasing Trane” brings fresh perspective to the innovative saxophonist known for albums such as “Giant Steps” and “A Love Supreme.” Both films are playing at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) that takes place September 8-18.

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If you love documentary films, hear from the top storytellers on Pure Nonfiction. Host Thom Powers is well-connected in this world as a documentary curator for the Toronto International Film Festival, DOC NYC, and SundanceNow Doc Club. He leads conversations that are frank, funny and revealing. Listen to interviews with Oscar-winning filmmakers Barbara Kopple, Alex Gibney, and Roger Ross Williams; as well as the directors of “Making a Murderer,” “Weiner” and “OJ: Made in America.” Often the stories behind the scenes are as dramatic as what’s on the screen. On Twitter, Facebook, Instagram: @purenonfiction. Subscribe now.