Beals to to create 'Vinyl' jazz pic

"The L Word" star Jennifer Beals is placed to topline and convey "The The almighty of Vinyl," an indie jazz pic which will mark the directorial debut of Dennis Bartok, who authored the script as well as produce with Patrick Cunningham ("Martha Marcy May Marlene"). Story follows the bittersweet existence and comic despair of the lonely fortysomething Angeleno who's obsessive about jazz and hides in the disappointment around the globe inside the good thing about music. He suddenly finds themself exploring the potential of new love by having an discontentedly married publish office manager (Beals) just like he attempts a reconciliation together with his estranged 11-year-old daughter, now coping with his ex-wife and former closest friend. A significant plot point involves the potential of just one making it through recording through the enigmatic "godfather of jazz," New Orleans music performer Buddy Bolden, who inspired Louis Remedy before he died inside a Louisiana mental hospital in 1931. Bartok formerly authored and created Lionsgate's anthology horror film "Trapped Ashes," which tested in the Cannes and Toronto film fests in 2006. Cunningham is originating off a completely independent Spirit Award nomination for creating Fox Searchlight's "Martha Marcy May Marlene" with Chris Maybach and Borderline Films. He lately created Sean Baker's "Celebrity," which premieres at SXSW this month. Beals, who lately starred on Fox's "The Chicago Code," is better noted for starring in "Flashdance," along with the Denzel Washington photos "It of Eli" and "Demon inside a Blue Dress." She's repped by APA, Greenlight Management and Production and Loeb & Loeb. Contact Shaun Sneider at shaun.sneider@variety.com