Season 1

Jazz

A Masterpiece by Midnight

During the Sixties, jazz is in trouble.

Ep10 | 1h 48m 32s

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Jazz

The Adventure

Currents of change in American now impact Jazz.

Ep9 | 1h 54m 32s

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Jazz

Risk

The postwar years bring America to a level of prosperity unimaginable a decade before.

Ep8 | 1h 58m 35s

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Jazz

Swing: The Velocity of Celebration

A new sound emerges- pulsing, stomping, suffused with the blues.

Ep6 | 1h 39m 45s

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Jazz

Swing: Pure Pleasure

As the Depression drags on, jazz comes as close as ever to being America's music

Ep5 | 1h 28m 38s

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Jazz

The True Welcome

Jazz is called upon to lift the spirits of a frightened country.

Ep4 | 1h 58m 57s

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Jazz

Our Language

As the stock market continues to soar, jazz is everywhere in America

Ep3 | 1h 46m 40s

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Jazz

The Gift

Louis Armstrong shows the whole world how to swing.

Ep2 | 1h 48m 52s

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Jazz

Gumbo

JAZZ begins in New Orleans, nineteenth century America's most cosmopolitan city.

Ep1 | 1h 21m 48s

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Jazz

Dedicated to Chaos

When America enters World War II, jazz is part of the arsenal.

Ep7 | 1h 53m 9s

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