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Jazz has been an inseparable from cinema since its inception. The genre reached its pinnacle at the end of World War I (1918), and stayed there till the start of the Great Depression in 1929. The Jazz Singer (1927), an American musical by Alan Crosland, is a product of this epoch. It was one of the first feature films to have the characters syncing their lips to the music. Tonight, an ensemble featuring Jazz experts will pay tribute to the relationship between Jazz and cinema at a concert, titled Jazz Goes To The Movies.