During a decade rife with paranoia, in the middle of the McCarthy era, Music Inn was a bold experiment. Halfway between the Second World War and The Civil Rights Movement, Phil and Stephanie Barber created an oasis in the Berkshire Hills in Western Massachusetts where aspiring musicians came to learn from the very best. Students and faculty, young and old, rich and poor, white, black, and brown convened together and learned from each other. Defying the surrounding environment, Music Inn harbored a racial and cultural harmony where music was all that mattered.
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Cast
12 people
Louis Armstrong
Himself (archive footage)
Known for
Hello, Dolly!
Paris Blues
Count Basie
Himself (archive footage)
Also in
Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes
Cavalcade of Bands
Ben Barenholtz
Also in
Dawn of the Dead
Liquid Sky
Benjamin Barber
Benjamin Barber
Noomi Bombardi-Wilson
Eubie Blake
Himself (archive footage)
Also in
Scott Joplin
Pie, Pie Blackbird
Naomi Bombardi-Wilson
Benjamin R. Barber
Oscar Brand
Himself (archive footage)
Casey Meade
George Schuller
Stephanie Sharis
Ben Barenholtz Director · Benjamin R. Barber Writer
United States release May 3, 2007 · Produced in United States
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · May 3, 2007
Premiere · Tribeca Film Festival
United States
May 19, 2007 · Premiere · Berkshire International Film Festival
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