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Honoring Black History month, the Jazz Film Forum will focus on performances featuring African American jazz greats.

Performances include Don Redman and his Orchestra from 1934, classic Cab Calloway performances from the '40s including "Minnie the Moocher" and "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" featuring Jonah Jones, Count Basie's Big Band from the '50s performing hits like "April in Paris", plus performances by Sidney Bechet, Henry "Red" Allen, Herb Jeffries, Duke Ellington, plus the Incomperable Louis Jordan short "Caldonia" featuring Louis and his Tympany Five from 1945.