Film·2019·NR·57m

Jimmy McGary: The Best Jazz You Never Heard

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Tenor saxophonist Jimmy McGary was a major presence in the Cincinnati music scene from the 1950s until his death in the early ’90s. With music rooted in Bebop with a progressive slant, the Jazz legend was a session player for King Records and released his first album as a bandleader — The First Time (with a quartet that included pianist Pat Kelly) — in 1979. McGary’s spirit and legacy have lived on well after his passing and well beyond Cincinnati, as evidenced in this new documentary film.

Directed by Christopher Braig

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Jimmy McGary
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Fred Hersh
Fred Hersh
Wayne Yeager
Wayne Yeager
Lynn Seaton
Lynn Seaton
Pat Kelly
Pat Kelly
Steve Schmidt
Steve Schmidt
Michael Skaggs
Michael Skaggs
Sean McGary
Sean McGary
Chuck Fertal
Chuck Fertal
David Mathews
David Mathews
Rick VanMatre
Rick VanMatre
Lou Lausche
Lou Lausche

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