The Legendary Monterey Pop Festival (pre-Woodstock) kicked off the "Summer of Love" and remains one of the prime events of that epoch. This is a classic documentary of 60's rock, captured live before all the hype and hoopla of hippiedom sank most of these acts. A must-see for anyone interested in the music and culture of the 60's.
 

John Hammond, Jr. explores the life and times of this legendary bluesman. Hammond, a fine blues musician himself, travels through the small towns of the Mississippi Delta and interviews Johnson's contemporaries and acquaintances.
 

These concert films feature the "Divine One" in her prime, wrapping her sultry voice around jazz standards and soaring on popular showtunes. See why Sarah Vaughan is invariably mentioned in the same breath as Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday.
 

March 3 - Jazz on a Summer's Day

Part concert documentary, part pop-cultural time capsule, Bert Stern's Jazz on a Summer's Day chronicles the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival to document American jazz at a notably golden moment in its development--diverse, adventurous, and still broadly popular-this was jazz not yet under the shadow of rock and youth culture.
 

March 10 - That High Lonesome Sound

Preserving a musical culture that has all but vanished from the hills of Appalachia, this compilation of films by musician-documentarian John Cohen offers a rich portrait of rural life in the early 1960's. Old practitioners of the "high lonesome" sound of bluegrass still retained the remote flavor of the region, so Cohen's films are now rare and cherished time capsules.

March 24 - Let's Get Lost

In this Academy Award nominated film, internationally-renowned photographer and filmmaker Bruce Weber created a stunning feature about the late jazz great Chet Baker. Weber and crew went on the road with the elusive Baker from the West Coast to the East Coast and to Europe, during what turned out to be the last year of the musician's life. The film captures some of Baker's last recording sessions and features extremely rare live performance footage.

March 31 - Pete Seeger: The Power of Song

One of the greatest American singer/songwriters of the last century, Pete Seeger was the architect of the folk revival, writing some of its best known songs. Bob Dylan, Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez, Bruce Springsteen and Peter, Paul and Mary appear in this intimate portrait and discuss Seeger's lasting influence on the fabric of American music.

April 7 - Don't Look Back

Both a classic documentary and a vital pop-cultural artifact, D.A. Pennebaker's portrait of Bob Dylan is one of the most intimate profiles of an artist ever put to film and captures the seminal singer-songwriter on the cusp of his transformation from folk prophet to rock trendsetter.

April 14 - No Direction Home

Martin Scorcese's film focuses on Dylan's earliest years to create a rich, faceted, angular and absorbing portrait of this great poet and artist. It moves from Dylan growing up in Minnesota through to Greenwich Village coffeehouses, the Newport Folk Festival, and climaxing in the controversial 1966 U.K. tour.

April 21 - Gimme Shelter

In 1969, four months after Woodstock, the Rolling Stones gave a free concert to a crowd of 300,000 at Altamont Speedway. The organizers put Hell's Angels in charge of security around the stage. The film intercuts performances, off-stage violence, close-ups of young listeners and a look at the Stones later as they watch concert footage.

April 28 - Buena Vista Social Club

In 1996 guitar legend Ry Cooder entered Egrem Studios in Havana with the forgotten greats of Cuban music; many elderly and retired, to record an album. Cooder returned with acclaimed director Wim Wenders to produce a film about these astonishing musicians. The performers, who tell their stories directly to the camera, wander the streets and neighborhoods of Havana and celebrate the music in performance.

May 5 - Glass: A Portrait of Philip in 12 Parts

For 18 months Oscar-nominated director Scott Hicks followed the legendary Philip Glass across three continents, creating a remarkable portrait of this brilliant composer. Allowed unprecedented access to Glass' working process and collaborators, Hicks presents a unique glimpse into the life of one of the greatest artists of this or any era.