'The United States vs. Billie Holiday'

The 15th edition of the Jazz Voyeur Festival programs this 2021 film directed by Lee Daniels and starring Andra Day about American jazz singer Billie Holiday, one of the greatest performers of all time.

The film is based on the book Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs by Johann Hari. Holiday spent part of her life being adored by her fans while the United States Federal Department of Narcotics targeted her through a sting operation led by federal agent Jimmy Fletcher, with whom Billie had an affair. VOSE.

The 15th Jazz Voyeur Festival is held from November 4 to December 7, 2022 in Palma and schedules four concerts with leading figures in jazz and jazz fusion, a cycle of music and cinema and three free masterclasses given by the main artists that make up the festival. program in this edition.