Ronnie's doc opening at Everyman Cinemas this week

Ronnie’s, the new documentary film Ronnie’s celebrating the life and legacy of jazz club owner Ronnie Scott (see Jazzwise 256), gets a nationwide theatrical release via the Everyman Cinema chain this week on 23 October.  

Written and directed by Oliver Murray (The Quiet One), with an original score composed by Alex Heffes (Touching The Void, Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom) the film is a celebration of the legacy of  Scott and his world-famous club and explores  its 60-year history and shines a light on the uncompromising men and women who built it and who took to its stage.

Featuring previously unseen and rare performances from the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Chet Baker, Jimi Hendrix, Nina Simone, Roland Kirk, Sonny Rollins, Ella Fitzgerald and Miles Davis, there are also new interviews from the likes of Giles Peterson, Michael Parkinson, Val Wilmer, Chris King (son of the club’s co-founder, Pete King) and Ronnie’s daughter Rebecca Scott, as well as interviews with some of the most iconic figures in music, including Quincy Jones, Georgie Fame and Sonny Rollins, amongst others.  

Ronnie Scott was also a lifelong sufferer from depression, very much a taboo subject amongst his generation. The film tackles this subject with those who knew and loved him speaking eloquently about his illness. 

To find your local Everyman, and to book a screening, visit www.everymancinema.com