A Night In Havana: Dizzy Gillespie In Cuba

NR
1h 24m
1989
8 /10 (1)

Overview

A documentary on Dizzy Gillespie's landmark visit to Cuba and his performance at the Fifth International Jazz Festival in Havana, Cuba. Filmed in 1985 with Arturo Sandoval and Sayyd Abdul Al Khabyyr.

Country : Canada, United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 1989-05-19
Director : John Holland

Top Billed Cast

Dizzy Gillespie

Self - Trumpet

Arturo Sandoval

Self - Trumpet

Gonzalo Rubalcaba

Self - Piano

Sayyid Abdul Al-Kabir

Self - Saxophone

Allen Honigberg

Self - Interviewer

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