Jazz in the Diamond District (2007)

22% of critics liked it
(9 reviews)
29% want to see it
(50 ratings)

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… More 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. music scene, young Jasmine navigates her strange new world with a little help from her manager, Gabe, and shady MC Flight, a local sensation who's seen it all. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 19 min.
Directed By: Lindsey Christian
Genres: Drama

Studio: Soblu Productions

Critic Reviews

Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News
There's no denying the film is unpolished, but it has an earthy soul.
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
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.
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times
Some dreams will be realized, some dashed, but audiences, having been dragged through this story too many times, wonâ(TM)t care which.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
The music, with its infectious energy, together with Ms. Cameron's onstage charisma makes Jazz in the Diamond District well worth seeing.
Aaron Hillis, Village Voice
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.
Melissa Anderson, Variety
This cliche-ridden story of two sisters with artistic ambitions rarely rises above school-talent-show skill level and production values.
Kam Williams, NewsBlaze
Fame meets Flashdance in the Chocolate City!
Anna King, Time Out New York
Jazz is just another reefer-ridden, albeit earnest, tale of love, loss and evil New Yorkers taking advantage.
Joseph Jon Lanthier, Slant Magazine
Reminds us not of the worst of Spike Lee, but the best of Maury Povich.

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Cast

Monique Cameron
as Jasmine 'Jazz' Morgan
Wood Harris
as Gabe
Clifton Powell
as Blair Morgan

André Strong
as Flight
Erica Chamblee
as Leah Morgan

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