Great Performances Season 17 Episodes

Episode 1

Wynton Marsalis: Blues and Swing

Wed, Jan 11, 1989

Features performances and musical classes led by renowned jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. First is the Westwood Playhouse in Los Angeles as Marsalis plays the classic "Caravan" with his band. He then conducts a master class at Harvard University, explaining that jazz pieces are built "on top of" the bass' rhythm and that the piano and drums then "have a dialogue" to create the melody, At the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington D.C., Marsalis talks to the students about respecting the long history of jazz, and he plays "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans." and then explains that jazz is created through a combination of blues and swing.

Episode 2

The New Moon

Sat, Apr 8, 1989

Videotaped before a live audience, this is the New York City Opera's production of the operetta, with, unlike the film versions, its original plot and characters.

Episode 3

Episode #17.3

Tue, Feb 7, 1989

Episode 4

Episode #17.4

Tue, Feb 7, 1989

Episode 5

Episode #17.5

Tue, Feb 7, 1989

Episode 6

Episode #17.6

Tue, Feb 7, 1989

Episode 7

Episode #17.7

Tue, Feb 7, 1989

Episode 8

Episode #17.8

Tue, Feb 7, 1989

Episode 9

Episode #17.9

Tue, Feb 7, 1989

Episode 10

Linda Ronstadt: Canciones de mi Padre

Fri, Mar 3, 198969 mins