The first screening will be introduced by Jay Trachtenberg, host of “Sunday Morning Jazz” on KUTx Austin.

In Bruce Weber’s ultra-stylish jazz doc, the once angelic looking singer and trumpeter Chet Baker is seen in his old age as he talks about his life and plays music so bruised and beautiful it’s likely to break your heart wide open.

ABOUT THIS SERIES

Documentarian and University of Texas Professor Dr. Paul Stekler has programmed a selection of documentaries pertaining to jazz and the people who make this music and live by its rhythms.