
Using archival footage, historic photographs, filmed performances, and recorded interviews with musicians and historians, this ten part documentary series explores the history of jazz and its influence on American music.
year: 2000
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subjects: jazz music, history and criticism, closed caption video recordings, united states, social life and customs, armstrong, louis, 1901-1971, ellington, duke, 1899-1974, goodman, benny, 1909-1986, shaw, artie, 1910-2004, miller, glenn, 1904-1944, holiday, billie, 1915-1959, fitzgerald, ella, parker, charlie, 1920-1955, gillespie, dizzy, 1917-1993, davis, miles, jazz, jazz musicians, african american musicians, african americans, music, harlem renaissance, swing (music), history, bop (music), video recordings for the hearing impaired, african american music, songs, dvds, music
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Burns, Ken, 1953-
PBS Home Video (2000)
Provides an overview of the history of jazz music with a focus on the individual musicians who helped shape its development.
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Burns, Ken, 1953-
Using archival footage, historic photographs, filmed performances, and recorded interviews with musicians and historians, this ten part documentary series explores the history of jazz and its influence on American music.
Schools: 0