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Movie Info

After her mother dies, Jasmine is determined to become a famous singer.

Rating:

R (Drug Use|Sexual Assault|Language)
Genre:

drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Lindsey Christian
Producer:

Erica Chamblee, Lindsey Christian
Writer:

Sia Barnes, Lindsey Christian
Box Office (Gross USA):

$5.1K
Runtime:

1h 19m

Cast & Crew

Monique Cameron
Jasmine 'Jazz' Morgan

Wood Harris
Gabriel Marx

Clifton Powell
Blair Morgan

Erica Chamblee
Leah Morgan

Kenny Burns
Bo

Roger Payano
Coke

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Critic Reviews for Jazz in the Diamond District

All Critics (9) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (7)

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

May 1, 2009 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Joe Neumaier
New York Daily News
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 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…

Lou Lumenick
New York Post
Some dreams will be realized, some dashed, but audiences, having been dragged through this story too many times, won(TM)t care which.

May 1, 2009 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

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

May 1, 2009 | Rating: 2/6 | Full Review…

Anna King
Time Out
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…

Andrew Sarris
Observer
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…

Aaron Hillis
Village Voice
Fame meets Flashdance in the Chocolate City!

May 1, 2009 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Kam Williams
NewsBlaze