Here’s a new look at an upcoming documentary feature titled Ronnie’s which looks at the legacy of Ronnie Scott and his world-famous jazz club.
Ronnie’s explores the club’s 60-year history and shines a light on the uncompromising men and women who built it and who took to its stage. Featuring previously unseen and rare performances from the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Van Morrison and Chet Baker, Jimi Hendrix, Nina Simone, Roland Kirk, Sonny Rollins, Ella Fitzgerald and Miles Davis.
These are accompanied with new interviews from the likes of Gilles Peterson, Michael Parkinson, Val Wilmer, Chris King (son of the club’s co-founder, Pete King) and Ronnie’s daughter Rebecca Scott, as well as interviews with some of the most iconic figures in music; Quincy Jones, Georgie Fame and Sonny Rollins, amongst others.
The film is schedueld for a release across the Everyman Cinema chain in the UK on 23rd October. Here’s the trailer.
