I saw this with a sold out crowd in the magnificent Florida Theatre. It was a main event for the Film Festival. And it got a standing ovation at the end. I won't give it away but it gives a great look one of DUVAL's brightest stars, DASOTA.

The Must-See Jazz Documentary of the Year

Showing One Night Only!

UNF Fine Arts Center

Saturday, January 10 at 7:00 p.m.

“The film is so well made, a labor of love as seen through the eyes of a father…just the feeling of it, just the soul of it all....”

-- Wynton Marsalis

Jacksonville-based film director Bruce Broder chronicles the journey of the Douglas Anderson Band as it travel to New York to compete against the finest high school jazz bands in the land.

See the award-winning film that has impressed audiences at the Tribeca International Film Festival, Maryland Film Festival, Newport International Film Festival, Jacksonville Film Festival, Homer International Film Festival (Homer, Alaska), and Ft. Lauderdale International film Festival.

Jed Dietz, Director of the Maryland Film Festival described the film: "The final moments of the film are as thrilling as anything you’ll see on film this year. Any doubts you might have had about the potential of American youth, the efficacy of arts funding, the practical power of music, are answered for good. And, of course, the music is not to be believed."

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. Click here to purchase tickets online or call UNF Ticket Box Office at (904) 620-2878.

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