The Library of Congress will sponsor a Jazz & Soul film series in the Mary Pickford Theater, third floor of the James Madison Memorial Building on Mondays from Oct. 18 through Dec. 20 at 7 p.m.
Reservations may be made by phone, beginning one week before any given show. Call (202) 707-5677 during business hours. Reserved seats must be claimed at least 10 minutes before show time, after which standbys will be admitted. No tickets required. Seating is limited, and programs are subject to change without notice.
Oct. 18: Remembering Elvin Jones and Steve Lacy. Elvin Jones Jazz Machine, John Coltrane and Steve Lacy
Oct. 25: The Subject Is Jazz (1958). Billy Taylor, Langston Hughes, Jimmy Cleveland, Doc Severinsen, Jimmy Rushing, Tony Scott and others. SOUL (1967-1973) National Educational Television Center Series
Nov. 1: Those Free Kings! Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Horace Silver and Lee Morgan
Nov. 8: Beyond Rhythm. Carmen McRae, M'Boom, Bobby Hebb and the Persuasions
Nov. 15: Guerreros Musicales! Mongo Santamaria, Tito Puente and Willie Colón
Nov. 22: The Depths of Soul. Cissy Houston, Ronnie Dyson, Al Green and the Isaac Douglas Singers
Nov. 29: Funk and Fuqua! Mandrill, Labelle, Georgia Jackson, Harvey Fuqua, New Birth, the Nitelighters and the Moonglows
Dec. 6: Philadelphia Meets Johannesburg. Queen Esther Marrow, Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes, Miriam Makeba, the Delphonics and Muhammed Ali
Dec. 13: Nick, Nina & Val. Nick Ashford, Valerie Simpson and Nina Simone
Dec. 20: Motown Night. Gladys Knight & the Pips and Stevie Wonder & Wonderlove.