big band era

His films like 'La La Land' and 'Whiplash' celebrate jazz music and the passion of musicians during the swing era's spiritual successor.

His epic 'The Cotton Club' vividly portrays the Harlem jazz scene and big band era of the 1920s-30s with lavish musical sequences.

Allen frequently incorporates big band and jazz standards into his films and directly explores the era in works celebrating that musical golden age.