Film: "Yellow Jazz Black Music" (2021) (AsiaLENS Film Series)

• Event Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2024
• Time: 6:00 pm–8:00 pm (CDT)
• Location: Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL
• Cost: Free

• Film

Come join us for our first screening for AsiaLENS this school year! This screening is FREE to attend!

After the screening with be a virtual discussion with filmmaker Marketus Presswood.

Film Synopsis

In the 1920's and 1930's, African American musicians in Shanghai became crucial to define that era. This documentary is about a story of "the half has never been told," that is the history of jazz as experienced by African American and Chinese musicians in China from past to present. This film traces the story of some of the important historical figures past and present that shaped part of the Chinese music scene. Featuring musicians Jasmine Chen and Theo Croker.