In the 1920s, jazz is everywhere, and for the first time soloists and singers take center stage. We meet Bessie Smith, Empress of the Blues; Bix Beiderbecke, the first great white jazz star; and Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw, for whom jazz...
Aired: Jan 8, 2001Jazz begins in New Orleans, 19th century America's most cosmopolitan city, wh...
Aired: Jan 8, 2001Speakeasies, flappers, and easy money - it's the Jazz Age, when the story of ...
Aired: Jan 9, 2001In the 1920s, jazz is everywhere, and for the first time soloists and singers...
4. The True Welcome: 1929-1934
Aired: Jan 14, 2001In 1929 as the Great Depression begins, New York is now America's jazz capita...
5. Swing: Pure Pleasure - 1935-1937
Aired: Jan 16, 2001As the Great Depression drags on, jazz comes as close as it has ever come to ...
6. Swing: The Velocity of Celebration - 1937-1939
Aired: Jan 21, 2001As the 1930's come to a close, Swing-mania is still going strong, but some fa...
7. Dedicated to Chaos: 1940-1945
Aired: Jan 22, 2001When America enters World War II, jazz is part of the arsenal. Bandleaders li...
Aired: Jan 23, 2001The postwar years bring prosperity, but the Cold War threat makes these anxio...
Aired: Jan 28, 2001For jazz, the late 1950s is a period of transition when old stars like Billie...
10. A Masterpiece by Midnight: 1960 to the Present
Aired: Jan 30, 2001During the Sixties, jazz is in trouble. Though Louis Armstrong briefly outsel...
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