“This was the thing I held onto for all those years,” the filmmaker says.
“This could not have come together any other way other than divine order.”
But before that, he had to build his empire.
Solea Pfeiffer and Joshua Boone in ‘A Jazzman’s Blues’.Courtesy of TIFF
“I was building a studio, I was building a company.
I had to have all these shows that I knew my audience wanted to see.
And for many years, I always wanted to do this [film].”
Joshua Boone in ‘A Jazzman’s Blues’.Jace Downs/NETFLIX
“For him to say yes to me, I felt his trust,” Boone says.
For him to say yes, it only charged me up.
It gave me more confidence.
It was a blessing to work with him."
So I was very happy every day. "
Watch EW and PEOPLE’s full interview with Perry and the cast ofA Jazzman’s Bluesin the video above.
