Bird

Plot Summary

Saxophone player Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker comes to New York in 1940 and is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him.

Top Cast

Forest Whitaker Charlie 'Bird' Parker

Diane Venora Chan Parker

Michael Zelniker Red Rodney

Samuel E. Wright Dizzy Gillespie

Keith David Buster Franklin