JIMMY SCOTT on INDEPENDENT LENS Feb 24

[itvs]

INDEPENDENT LENS Puts the Spotlight on JIMMY SCOTT

JIMMY SCOTT: IF YOU ONLY KNEW
Jazz's Greatest Unknown Vocalist
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COMING FEBRUARY 24: Overcoming Kallman's Syndrome, prejudice, self-destruction and powerful enemies in the music industry, rediscovered jazz legend Jimmy Scott recounts his rise and fall and rise again as one of the most distinctive vocalists of our time.

JIMMY SCOTT: If You Only Knew, by Matthew Buzzell and Brian Gerber, airs on Tuesday, February 24 at 10:00 p.m. (check broadcast listings). Visit the Web site at http://www.pbs.org/jimmyscott/

Learn more about these programs and independent film at the official INDEPENDENT LENS Web site: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/

[jazzy mary]

Thanks so much for posting this!! When I was touring around with Jimmy in Japan 3 years ago, Matthew Buzzell, the filmaker, was following us around filming this film. I looked on the link you provided, itvs, and I recognized the concert pictured. That trip was so much fun! I've heard this film is really good--I can't wait to see it!! I'm not in the film at all. At least not to my knowledge, but I can't wait to see all this--it'll be a great visual memory of the concerts Jimmy did in Japan during that trip. I believe there are other concerts which were shot too in other locations.

[jazzy mary]

Everyone, be sure to watch this film!!!