Charlie Parker Jazz Festival

Post-film discussion alto sax star and Frank’s protege Grace Kelly, and Frank’s manager Reggie Marshall.
In the new documentary, SOUND OF REDEMPTION: THE FRANK MORGAN STORY, director NC Heikin recreates the life of Frank Morgan in concert form, tracing his progress from teenage musical prodigy to hardcore junkie and, finally, to one of the music world’s most remarkable comeback stories. A one-night-only, all-star musical tribute filmed live at San Quentin forms the backbone of a film that brings together the past, present and future of Morgan’s musical legacy. Moving seamlessly between the thrilling live performance and the riveting true story of a musician whose talent first destroyed and then redeemed him, the award-winning filmmaker paints a searingly honest portrait of a prodigiously gifted, tragically flawed musical genius.
August 24- August 28th 2016
RSVP for Charlie Parker Jazz Festival screening: “Sound of Redemption: The Frank Morgan Story”
55 W. 13th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues, Fifth Floor
New York, NY United States
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm- RSVP charlieparker@cityparksfoundation.org for a few of these events
Free Music Festival will be held in various areas in NYC see details here