TV series

Jazz

2001★ 7.5 · 31Ended1 seasonDocumentary

Overview

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.

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Cast

Keith David
as Narrator (voice)

Sidney Bechet
as Self (archive footage)

Louis Armstrong
as Self (archive footage)

Duke Ellington
as Self (archive footage)

Benny Goodman
as Self (archive footage)

Artie Shaw
as Self (archive footage)

Billie Holiday
as Self (archive footage)

Glenn Miller
as Self (archive footage)

Dave Brubeck
as Self (archive footage)

Art Tatum
as Self (archive footage)

John Coltrane
as Self (archive footage)

Art Blakey
as Self (archive footage)

Crew

Geoffrey C. Ward
Writer

Ken Burns
Producer

Lynn Novick
Producer

Seasons

Specials

Episodes: 13

Miniseries

Episodes: 10

Information

Community

7.5/ 10

31 TMDB votes · limited sample

7.5

First air date: 2001-01-09

Show status: Ended

Genres

Documentary

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