Jazz Scrapbook (1983)
The only doco to record the early years of Australian jazz. This lovingly compiled celluloid history of the Melbourne jazz scene is a fascinating study of an era and a social milieu, as well as a music documentary. Revisit Melbourne's early years with Benny Featherstone, the Early Conventions, jive with Frank Johnson's fabulous Dixielanders at Collingwood Town Hall, a riverboat trip up the Yarra, Dave Dallwitz, Graeme Bell in Czechoslovakia in 1947.
Director: Nigel Buesst
Runtime: 70 min
Release Date: January 27, 1983
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Nigel Buesst
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Jazz Scrapbook about?
- The only doco to record the early years of Australian jazz. This lovingly compiled celluloid history of the Melbourne jazz scene is a fascinating study of an era and a social milieu, as well as a music documentary. Revisit Melbourne's early years with Benny Featherstone, the Early Conventions, jive with Frank Johnson's fabulous Dixielanders at Collingwood Town Hall, a riverboat trip up the Yarra, Dave Dallwitz, Graeme Bell in Czechoslovakia in 1947.
- Who directed Jazz Scrapbook?
- Jazz Scrapbook was directed by Nigel Buesst.
- How long is Jazz Scrapbook?
- Jazz Scrapbook has a runtime of 1h 10m (70 minutes).