{"id":17108,"date":"2026-01-13T11:53:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T17:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/?p=17108"},"modified":"2026-01-14T10:59:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T16:59:16","slug":"trumpet-legend-lee-morgan-is-remembered-as-jazz-gallery-film-series-continues-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/?p=17108","title":{"rendered":"Trumpet legend Lee Morgan is remembered as Jazz Gallery film series continues Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"'IThe trumpeter Lee Morgan was a modern jazz legend, the sort who seemed destined to play in a place like The Milwaukee Jazz Gallery. But he died too soon, in 1972. Six years later, the long-celebrated nightclub and community center opened.<\/p>\n

All is not lost. Those who remember Lee\u2014and those who might discover his rip-roaring genius can finally experience him\u2014in the virtual flesh, in the Jazz Gallery’s current incarnation.<\/p>\n

The Chuck LaPaglia Jazz Film\/Live Music Series continues on Thursday, Jan. 15, with a 6:30 p.m. screening of\u00a0I Called Him Morgan<\/i> at the Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts, 926 E. Center St. The award-winning 2016 Swedish documentary directed by Kasper Collin features clips of Lee and Helen Morgan, Wayne Shorter and many others.<\/p>\n

Here’s IMDB’s estimable storyline for the film: \u201cOn a snowy night in February 1972, celebrated jazz musician Lee Morgan was shot dead by his common-law wife Helen during a gig at a club in New York City. The murder sent shockwaves through the jazz community, and the memory of the event still haunts those who knew the Morgans.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This feature documentary by filmmaker Kasper Collin is a love letter to two unique personalities and the music that brought them together. A film about love, jazz and America.”<\/p>\n

Official trailer may be seen here:<\/p>\n