A Jazzman's Blues is a 2022 American drama film written, produced and directed by Tyler Perry.

The film stars Joshua Boone, Amirah Vann, Solea Pfeiffer, Austin Scott, Brent Antonello, and Ryan Eggold.

In 1987, elderly Hattie Mae, visits Johnathan Dupree, the Attorney general of Hopewell, Georgia, who is seeking re-election through his racist political ideologies.

Hattie asks him to solve the 40 year old murder of her son, Horace John Boyd, known as Bayou, who was lynched in Hopewell County in 1947.

Buster then calls over Willie Earl who skillfully and to the delight of the crowd, effortlessly solos to the song, "If You See My Rooster".

Leanne is an educated but outcast girl, whom the townsfolk call Bucket, because of the way her mother dropped her off and skipped town to go north.

It's 1947 and Hattie Mae opens up a successful juke joint where she performs nightly and she also makes a living as a laundress during the day.

Ira, Willie Earl's manager, is close to overdosing and dying, passes out, but is nursed back to health by Hattie Mae and Bayou.

Leanne is married to politician John, the brother of Sheriff Jackson, and is forced by her mother to pass as white for financial stability.

Enraged by the loss of his job, he blames Bayou for everything wrong in his life, his father's leaving, his failed music career, and his drug use.

Under the guise of returning for a one night show to help revive his mother's juke joint, Bayou makes his way back to Georgia.

Willie Earl, jealous of his brother's success, tips off Sheriff Jackson that Bayou is back in town.

[4] During a press junket for Madea Goes to Jail (2009), Perry expressed he had wanted to cast Diana Ross for a role but she had yet to respond.

[7] On March 23, 2021, it was announced that Perry would direct the film A Jazzman's Blues for Netflix, with Joshua Boone and Solea Pfeiffer on board to star.

[8] On May 7, 2021, Brent Antonello, Brad Benedict, Ryan Eggold, Milauna Jemai Jackson, Kario Marcel, Austin Scott, Amirah Vann and Lana Young joined the cast of the film.

[13] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 62 out of 100 based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".