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The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit w/producer | New Americas Cinema
Location: IU CINEMA - 2-22-2026 12:00 am - 1:00 am (America/New_York) (1 hour)

Weaving a compelling historical and cultural tapestry, The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit 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 nurturing Detroit jazz since the 1950s. [90 min; documentary; English]A Q&A with producer/writer Mark Stryker and Natalie Boeyink from the Jacobs School of Music will follow the screening.

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