Series · Documentary
Jazz (2001)
★ 7.5 · 35 votes1 season · 10 episodesDocumentary2001
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.
- Writers
- Geoffrey C. Ward
- Network
- PBS
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- First aired
- January 9, 2001
- Status
- Ended
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)
Charles MingusSelf (archive footage)
Wynton MarsalisSelf
Miles DavisSelf (archive footage)
Lester YoungSelf (archive footage)
Stanley CrouchSelf
Episodes
0/10 watched- Episode 1: Gumbo: Beginnings to 19171 h 22 min · Jan 9, 2001
- Episode 2: The Gift: 1917-19241 h 49 min · Jan 9, 2001
- Episode 3: Our Language: 1924 -19291 h 47 min · Jan 10, 2001
- Episode 4: The True Welcome: 1929-19341 h 59 min · Jan 15, 2001
- Episode 5: Swing: Pure Pleasure - 1935-19371 h 29 min · Jan 17, 2001
- Episode 6: Swing: The Velocity of Celebration - 1937-19391 h 40 min · Jan 22, 2001
- Episode 7: Dedicated to Chaos: 1940-19451 h 53 min · Jan 23, 2001
- Episode 8: Risk: 1945-19551 h 59 min · Jan 24, 2001
- Episode 9: The Adventure: 1956-19601 h 55 min · Jan 29, 2001
- Episode 10: A Masterpiece by Midnight: 1960 to the Present1 h 49 min · Jan 31, 2001
