Jazz

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Shows of 2001Band of Brothers, The Blue Planet, Six Feet Under59 titles

Synopsis

Jazz is a ten part series that explores the evolution – and the genius – of America’s greatest original art form, focusing on the extraordinary men and women who could do something remarkable – create art on the spot. Jazz celebrates their profoundly enduring, endlessly varied, and infinitely alluring music in the context of the complicated country that gave birth to and influenced it, and was in turn transformed by it.

Seasons

Key crew

• Geoffrey C. WardWriter

Cast

• Keith DavidNarrator (voice)
• Sidney BechetSelf (archive footage)
• Louis ArmstrongSelf (archive footage)
• Duke EllingtonSelf (archive footage)
• Benny GoodmanSelf (archive footage)
• Artie ShawSelf (archive footage)
• Billie HolidaySelf (archive footage)
• Glenn MillerSelf (archive footage)
• Dave BrubeckSelf (archive footage)
• Art TatumSelf (archive footage)
• John ColtraneSelf (archive footage)
• Art BlakeySelf (archive footage)

Stills

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Themes