Set in Harlem in 1947, this film is the story of Grandpa Kansas and his jazz band that set out to become world famous only to be thwarted by jealousy and envy - leaving behind shattered dreams and deep regrets. Though made at NYU, this film was produced under Walt Disney / Hollywood Pictures Discretionary Fund Program, and has won the top prize in multiple film competitions by respected institutions, including The Black American Cinema Society, Black Filmmaker Hall of Fame, and the Atlanta / Image Film Festival.
Community
Vote on scenes, quotes, and characters for Notes in a Minor Key (1994).
The moment that still lives in your head.
Starters for Notes in a Minor Key
Your take
Rate this title
Tap half or full stars · 0.5–10 scale
Be the first Cinemoood rating
Open communitySign in to save your rating.
None yet
See allHarry Lennix
Teddy
A Little Jive Is Good for You
1941 · 6.5
The Cotton Club
1984 · 6.5
Sugar Hill
1994 · 5.6
A Rage in Harlem
1991 · 5.4
Bring It to the People - the film about the Brussels Jazz Orchestra
2020 · 8.0
Tango Tangles
1914 · 5.2
Hey Babu Riba
1985 · 5.6
Uncle Drew
2018 · 6.7
Pete Kelly's Blues
1955 · 6.2
Band of Thieves
1962 · 7.4
