An African American man in his early-20s becomes renowned for his blues performances on the streets around the United States, playing for jail inmates, young couples, and passerbys alike.

A Black singer moves her community through the power of song throughout the tumultuous 20th century as she sings everything from blues to gospel music.

When a melancholic blues singer gets his big break, he discovers that his success as a musician is mutually exclusive with his happiness as a human being.

A man in Harlem must traverse perilous waters as he attempts to dually support his brother's career in jazz and help him cope with the pain that led him to a heroin overdose in the past.

A well-known Black singer and actor prepares to leave Paris and expose himself and his family to the racism of the United States once again.

A man retells the inspirational story of a blind, Black pianist’s rise to success and how he came to see music as his light and his inability to see race as a gift.

A young white girl takes on responsibility for repaying Black people in America back for their suffering under slavery after hearing a gospel choir sing.

A couple attends the show of a marvelous, sensuous, and regal African American singer in Paris. The wife of the couple finds herself struggling for a grip as the pleasure of seeing this performer infiltrates her fortress of restraint.

When his son becomes interested in music and dance based on ancient African rituals, a man laughs it off, teasing his son and his new friends. However, a strange experience with a space-traveling musician leaves him wondering whether his son may be right after all or if the whole thing was just a dream.

A jazz producer visits a great saxophone player when he hears that the musician's health is deteriorating. The producer sets up a recording session for the musician before the musician loses his ability to play forever.