Rooftop Cinema: Jazz on a Summer's Day (7/23)

227 State St,Madison WI 53703

23 July, 2021

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Bring a friend, bring a blanket or camp chairs, and prepare yourself for an evening of independent video under the stars! ***Please read our COVID policy below before reserving tickets. JAZZ ON A SUMMER'S DAY (1959, USA, 85 min / Bert Stern) Please note: this screening begins at 8:30pm. Ticketholders must arrive by 8:15pm to claim seats. The 1959 classic is considered one of the most extraordinary and possibly the first concert film ever made. Its sparkling new 4K restoration by IndieCollect, with color correction by Oskar Miarka, recently premiered at the 57th New York Film Festival with sold out shows. The film was named to the National Film Registry in 1999, and its restoration was funded by the National Film Preservation Board of the Library of Congress in time to celebrate the film's 60th Anniversary. Filmed at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island and directed by world-renowned photographer Bert Stern, Jazz on a Summer's Day features intimate performances by an all-star line-up of musical legends including Louis Armstrong, Thelonious Monk, Gerry Mulligan, Anita O'Day, Chuck Berry, Dinah Washington, and closes with a beautiful rendition of The Lord's Prayer by Mahalia Jackson at midnight to usher in Sunday morning. The film has been beautifully and extensively restored in 4K from the best surviving vault elements by IndieCollect. ROOFTOP CINEMA 2021 Rooftop Cinema returns to the Museum’s rooftop sculpture garden select Fridays in late summer for its sixteenth season. Rooftop Cinema is $5 per screening, or free for MMoCA members and anyone age 21 and younger; free tickets must still be reserved through Eventbrite.In addition to advance tickets sold through Eventbrite, a limited number of tickets will be available for purchase at the screening on a first-come, first-served basis.Ticketholders must arrive no later than 15 minutes prior to showtime in order to claim seats. Reservations are paperless. Admission begins in the Rooftop Sculpture Garden 60 minutes before screen time; please check in with MMoCA staff on the roof when you arrive.Screenings will relocate to the lecture hall (masks required) if rain is predicted. Ticketholders will be notified via email if the screening has been moved indoors. Rooftop Cinema is a program of MMoCA’s Education Department and is curated by James Kreul, with technical support provided by Tanner Engbretsen. MMoCA’s film programming is generously funded by an anonymous donor, maiahaus, and Venture Investors, LLC. COVID POLICY FOR ATTENDEES Attendees must wear masks when inside MMoCA and when interacting with museum or restaurant staff (e.g. ordering a drink at Fresco), including outdoors.Masks are encouraged outdoors when social distancing cannot be easily maintained.Event capacities at MMoCA have been limited to allow ample room for social distancing between guests.As a protective measure, seating will be in designated areas and chairs will not be provided. Please come prepared with a blanket or camp chair. ABOVE: Film stills from Jazz on a Summer's Day (1959) directed by Bert Stern. Images courtesy of Kino Lorber. The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art is a nonprofit, independent organization that exists to exhibit, collect, preserve, and interpret modern and contemporary art. MMoCA serves the art life of the community by creating opportunities for direct experience with works of art, by providing a forum for the exchange of ideas about art, and by offering programs to enhance the appreciation and understanding of art.