A compelling portrait of Miles Lord (1919–2016), who rose from humble beginnings on Minnesota’s Iron Range to become one of the most colorful and powerful judges in the country, and his place ...

Filmmakers Stanley Nelson Jr. and Nicole London didn’t want to do a typical documentary on funk music. What they made is a ...

We Want the Funk!” is airing under the Independent Lens umbrella at PBS. The documentary will air at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, ...

When Miles Davis had a minor stroke in 1982, he suffered from a frozen hand. Advised by his doctor to hold a pencil to aid recovery, he soon he began sketching. So began a passion that would last ...

Filmmaker Stanley Nelson Jr. had just premiered his 2019 “Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool ... Every 10 years or so, there’s a funk documentary that comes out. We knew we didn’t want ...