Jazz Episodes on PBS

2001, TV Show

Episode Detail: Gumbo (Beginnings-1917) - Jazz

“Gumbo” (Part 1 of 10) focuses on New Orleans, where jazz was born, examining the musical and cultural ingredients that went into the soup. It begins in 1817, when slaves were first permitted to sing and dance on Sundays, and ends with a “coda” introducing the series' central figure, New Orleans native Louis Armstrong. Keith David narrates. Interviewees include trumpeter Wynton Marsalis.

Episodes: Jazz - 11 total Episodes

2/1/2001: A Masterpiece by Midnight Season 1, Episode 10
1/30/2001: The Adventure (1956-1960) Season 1, Episode 9
1/25/2001: Risk (1945-1955) Season 1, Episode 8
1/24/2001: Dedicated to Chaos (1940-1945) Season 1, Episode 7
1/23/2001: Swing: The Velocity of Celebration (1937-1939) Season 1, Episode 6
1/18/2001: Swing: Pure Pleasure (1935-1937) Season 1, Episode 5
1/16/2001: The True Welcome (1929-1935) Season 1, Episode 4
1/11/2001: Our Language (1924-1928) Season 1, Episode 3
1/10/2001: The Gift (1917-1924) Season 1, Episode 2
1/9/2001: Gumbo (Beginnings-1917)
Gumbo (Beginnings-1917) Season 1, Episode 1

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Premiered: January 08, 2001, on PBS

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Premise: Ken Burns' panoramic 10-part essay on `America's music.' Jazz, says narrator Keith David, is `creation on the spot.' Not so with this documentary series: It took six years to produce and featured some 500 pieces of music and 75 interviewees. The opinions of the primary one, Wynton Marsalis (billed as `senior creative consultant'), riled a number of critics. But few could dispute the genius of Burns' two key `Jazz' artists, Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington.