‘‘Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris’ Film to Debut in NY

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Filmmaker Raymond De Felitta examines the life of jazz singer Jackie Paris, the vocalist on Charles Mingus’ “Paris in Blues,” in “‘Tis Autumn: The Search For Jackie Paris.” The film will play Dec. 7 at Cinema Village in New York.

De Felitta works with rare found footage and new interviews with Billy Taylor, George Wein, Mark Murphy and Ruth Price, as well as the final concert footage and last interviews Paris ever gave.

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