Ronnie's

Name: Ronnie's
Genre: Documentary
Released: February 11, 2022
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 77
Cast: Barbara Jay, Georgie Fame, Gilles Peterson, John Fordham, Kyle Eastwood

2022

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Greenwich Entertainment | Release Date: February 11, 2022 | Not Rated

Starring: Barbara Jay, Georgie Fame, Gilles Peterson, John Fordham, Kyle Eastwood, Lenny Breslaw, Michael Parkinson, Quincy Jones, Ronnie Scott, Simon Cooke

Summary: Ronnie’s chronicles the life of saxophonist Ronnie Scott, a poor, Jewish kid growing up in 1940s East End, London who became owner of the eponymous night club. Musical greats spanning decades played at Ronnie’s including Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Nina Simone, Van Morrison, Chet Baker,Ronnie’s chronicles the life of saxophonist Ronnie Scott, a poor, Jewish kid growing up in 1940s East End, London who became owner of the eponymous night club. Musical greats spanning decades played at Ronnie’s including Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Nina Simone, Van Morrison, Chet Baker, and Jimi Hendrix, who played there the night of his death. Glorious clips bring to life this legendary jazz club and its charming yet tormented owner.… Expand

Director: Oliver Murray

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 103 min

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Brian Shaer

Feb 23, 2022

Ronnie’s is bursting with vivacity and energy, and to weigh it down with staid interview footage would have been a fatal error stylistically. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Feb 23, 2022

Ronnie’s is a gloriously musical celebration of the club where everyone from Dizzy to Sonny, Chet to Miles, Sarah and Ella to Carmen and Cleo held forth. Read full review

The Guardian Imogen Tilden

Feb 23, 2022

Much of the film’s pleasure lies in the glimpses of Soho over the decades: a wealth of photographs, sound clips and archive footage bring the club and the neighbourhood to life. Free of obtrusive talking heads, contributors feature as voices only, and none overstays their welcome. Read full review

Leslie Felperin

Feb 23, 2022

Although the focus is on one particular nightclub and its owner, the film acts as an accessible slice of jazz history that might usefully entice viewers to learn more. Read full review

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