Elle UK May2020

Words: Becky Burgum. Photography: Roger Do Minh, Lou Faulon.

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SOUL

Cinemahasexploredtheworldofjazzinsomeofourfavouritefilms:TheCottonClub(1984),JazzOnA Summer’sDay

(1959),Mo’BetterBlues(199O),LadySingsTheBlues(1972)andTheManWithTheGoldenArm(1955).

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T HE JA Z Z TA KE OV ER

Th e th eme...

Is there a more divisive music genre than jazz? Whether you

love it or hate it, what’s certain is that it’s everywhere this month.

First up, in La La Land director Damien Chazelle’s first foray

into TV. Eight-part Netflix series The Eddy (out 8 May) revolves

around a Parisian jazz club and its owner, played by Moonlight’s

André Holland, alongside The Hate U Give’s Amandla Stenberg.

Penned by This Is England’s Jack Thorne, expect this musical

drama to see off any residual winter blues.

On the big screen, Soul is Pixar’s next big hit (out 19 June).

Directed by Oscar-winning animator Pete Docter (Inside Out

and Up), it sees a middle-school music teacher – voiced by Jamie

Foxx– whodreamsofplaying at a legendary New York jazz club.

When his soul is separated from his body,

a moving journey begins, which will

motivate us all to fulfil our dreams. Aww.

Next, fans of Zadie Smith and Andrea

Levy won’t want to miss Louise Hare’s

enthralling debut novel – This Lovely

City (out now) follows a jazz musician in

195Os Windrush London and the dance

halls of Soho. Finally, south Londoner Ego

Ella May releases her jazz-rooted debut

album Honey For Wounds (out May).

ONE OF THE MOST MALIGNED MUSIC GENRES OF ALL

TIME GETS ITS MOMENT IN THE SPOTLIGHT

THE SOUND ON SCREEN

THE

EDDY

THE

EDDY

” T HE EDDY
RE VOLV ES AROUND

a Pa r i si a n j a z z

CLUB AND ITS

OWNER – EXPECT

IT TO SEE OFF

ANY RESIDUAL

WINTER BLUES”

Uptempo

ANDRÉHOLLAND

(ABOVERIGHT)AND

AMANDLASTENBERG

(BELOW)STARIN

NETFLIX’SNEWSERIES,

THEEDDY

Fascinating rhythm

PIXAR’S NEXT BIG HIT,

SOUL FEATURES JAMIE

FOXX AS THE VOICE

OF A MIDDLE-SCHOOL

MUSIC TEACHER

WHO LOVES JAZZ

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