The Unforgettable Hampton Family| 27mins
Director: Julie Cohen | Producer: Julie Cohen
Focus Years: 2011 | Country: United States
Synopsis:
The story of a family of African American jazz musicians, from their early days playing as a family band across the American South, through their years performing at famed venues like the Apollo Theater and Carnegie Hall, to their later years as solo artists in their 70s, 80s and 90s. As individual artists and as a group, the Hamptons overcame poverty and discrimination to practice their art, becoming remarkable performers in the process. The film's central character is the irrepressible Dawn Hampton, now 86 years old. After a career as a saxophonist and a popular cabaret singer in the gay nightclubs of Greenwich Village, Dawn still travels the world teaching swing dance and performing as a jazz whistler.
The Unforgettable Hampton Family
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