The Jazz Baroness
Biographies & Inspiring Stories
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1h 22m
Filmmaker Hannah Rothschild investigates her great-aunt's 1950s disappearance. The Jewish British Baroness, a married mother, abandoned her life for jazz genius Thelonious Monk in New York. Helen Mirren voices her words, while Quincy Jones and others recount this incredible story of sacrifice, prison, and a decade-long puzzle finally solved. A journey from privilege to Hell and back for love.
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