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Jazz on Screen

EFG London Jazz Festival 2025

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Jazz on Screen 25

This series brings together a trio of rare and powerful cinematic works that explore the creative and cultural forces of jazz on screen.

From visual rhythm and musical improvisation, to the lives of jazz artists navigating identity, exile, and invention. Across continents and decades, these films reflect the expansive reach of jazz not only as a sound but as a way of seeing, feeling, and resisting.

Whether through Ephraim Asili’s meditative Diaspora Suite, Derek Bailey’s globe-spanning exploration of improvisation, or intimate portraits of Ben Webster and Cecil Taylor living and playing abroad, Jazz on Screen invites viewers to experience jazz as both performance and perspective – cinema in conversation with the music’s ever-shifting pulse.

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EFG London Jazz Festival 2025

Cinemas

Location
Barbican Cinema 1 is located within the main Barbican building on Level -2. Head to Level G and walk towards the Lakeside Terrace where you’ll find stairs and lifts to take you down to the venue floor.   

Address
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.