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.

• Warner Bros. Pictures
• Malpaso Productions
• Forest Whitaker
• Diane Venora
• Michael Zelniker
• Samuel E. Wright
• Keith David
• Michael McGuire
• James Handy
• Damon Whitaker