Talented trumpeter Bleek Gilliam (Denzel Washington) is obsessed by his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo (Joie Lee) and Clarke (Cynda Williams). But when he is forced to come to the aid of his manager and childhood friend (Spike Lee), Bleek finds his world more fragile that he ever imagined.

8 Furman Street and Old Fulton Street, Brooklyn.

Cherry Lane Theatre, 38 Commerce Street and Bedford Street, Manhattan.

otsoNY Comments: The Tower Records store has since closed down.

Tower Records, 1961 Broadway and West 66th Street, Manhattan.

Brooklyn Bridge, Lower East Side, Manhattan.

Shinbone Alley and Lafayette Street, Manhattan.

The Dizzy Club, 9 East 18th Street and 5th Avenue, Manhattan.