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Jazz in the Diamond District (2007)

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Average Rating: 3.8/10
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A talented young jazz vocalist from the District of Columbia discovers that ambition comes at a price after impressing the crowd at an impromptu audition and quickly becoming the lead singer in the District Legend Band, the hottest act in town. Jasmine "Jazz" Morgan longs to become a successful jazz singer, though her terminally ill mother, Willow, implores her to stay in school and not rush a career behind the microphone. Defying her doctor father to spend an entire summer immersed in the D.C.

R, 1 hr. 19 min.

Drama

Soblu Productions

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All Critics (9) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (7)

There's no denying the film is unpolished, but it has an earthy soul.

May 1, 2009 Full Review Source: New York Daily News | Comment
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Forget West 47th Street -- and the only Jazz in Lindsey Christian's dull indie soap opera is an aspiring funk singer by that name who lives in a diamond-shaped part of the District of Columbia.

May 1, 2009 Full Review Source: New York Post | Comment
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Some dreams will be realized, some dashed, but audiences, having been dragged through this story too many times, wonâ(TM)t care which.

May 1, 2009 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comment
New York Times
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The music, with its infectious energy, together with Ms. Cameron's onstage charisma makes Jazz in the Diamond District well worth seeing.

April 29, 2009 Full Review Source: New York Observer | Comment
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Talk about false advertising: There is no bebop or a single blue note in first-time director Lindsey Christian's crushingly slipshod D.C. drama.

April 28, 2009 Full Review Source: Village Voice | Comment
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This cliche-ridden story of two sisters with artistic ambitions rarely rises above school-talent-show skill level and production values.

April 28, 2009 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
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Fame meets Flashdance in the Chocolate City!

May 1, 2009 Full Review Source: NewsBlaze | Comment
NewsBlaze

Jazz is just another reefer-ridden, albeit earnest, tale of love, loss and evil New Yorkers taking advantage.

May 1, 2009 Full Review Source: Time Out New York | Comment
Time Out New York

Reminds us not of the worst of Spike Lee, but the best of Maury Povich.

April 27, 2009 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | Comment
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