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	View Video - Jazz Documentary inside
		Dizzy Gillespie is the godfather of Modern Jazz trumpet-playing and bebop.
		This unforgettable documentary tells the story of the creation of his most memorable composition, "A Night in Tunisia." Beginning with a no-holds-barred rehearsal and culminating in an electrifying live concert, we see and hear the evidence of his remarkable genius.
		This poignant documentary is an in-depth account of an extraordinary guitarist, whose innovations outlasted his all-to-brief career, continuing to reverberate in the sound of jazz guitar today.
	www.view.com /jazz-documentary.html (600 words)

	Ken Burns Jazz Documentary
		Jazz, first of all, as the documentary makes clear, is a musical genre that could not exist without the prior example of the blues.
		In the 1930s, as Jazz became championed by friends of the Communist Party such as John Hammond who organized the Carnegie Hall concerts with Goodman, Count Basie and other superstars, it was part of an effort to lend dignity to a pariah group.
		I believe that once a music such as Jazz breaks its ties with its indigenous dance roots, it almost inevitably is forced to go down the trail of all "art forms", with their attendant woes in late capitalism.
	www.columbia.edu /~lnp3/mydocs/culture/ken_burns_jazz_documentary.htm (2138 words)

	Jazz (documentary) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The documentary is about the creation of jazz music in America, and was narrated by Keith David.
		The first documentary in the trilogy was The Civil War, in 1990, and the second was Baseball in 1994.
		After mostly skipping the developments in jazz during the 1960s and 1970s the documentary resumes with the neo-bebop movement of the 1980s, spearheaded by Marsalis and featuring the reemergence of Dexter Gordon.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jazz_(documentary) (519 words)

	JAZZ - A film by Ken Burns DVD REVIEW (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		As Burns correctly put it in his statements in the MAKING OF JAZZ, a 15 minute featurette which the viewer should see before the actual Jazz program itself, the difficulty with the subject is clearly when to have the narration set the tone and when to let the music run its course, uninterrupted.
		Two things that are striking about this documentary: Burns stuck to his narrative style of giving people involved or knowledgeable on the subject room and time for articulation (so soundbites a la News programs, please) which gives the documentary its relaxed and still demanding setting.
		People interested in Jazz will undoubtedly enjoy it, but also people curious are not thrown off by it being too specific in terms of musical technicalities and hitting too hard on the subject or its "makers".
	www.dvdscan.com /jazz.htm (816 words)

	Scotsman.com News - Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival
		NEXT year's jazz festival is to have a New Orleans theme in tribute to the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
		PIANIST Daniel Karlsson is the holder of the 2005 Jazz in Sweden award, a prestigious honour that...
		BRITISH jazz musicians have never received the same kudos as their counterparts across the...
	www.news.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?tid=470 (441 words)

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		Jazz is treated from the outset not as a lively form of vernacular entertainment but rather as something more impressive and enduring-in a word, Art.
		Jazz is an art through which fl Americans can express their full humanity, and by means of which white Americans can learn to transcend the poisonous heritage of racism.
		Few white jazz musicians were personally racist, and none deserve to be held up as symbols of the racism that pervaded society as a whole.
	www.albany.edu /jmmh/vol4/jazz/jazz.html (3299 words)

	Barnes & Noble.com - Jazz - A Film by Ken Burns -- Ken Burns - DVD - Black & White / Color
		Jazz, a film by Ken Burns, harnesses the power and joy of this uniquely American art form, sculpting a celebration of the music, the musicians, and jazz's impact on the world.
		There is no denying that jazz, especially the blues, has influenced almost every modern form of music there is, and this documentary certainly gives one an appreciation for those musicians who paved the way.
		The coverage of the foundations of jazz, of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, and other jazz giants is very well done, and not only is the information comprehensive, but the photos, background music, and narration are all masterfully done.
	video.barnesandnoble.com /search/product.asp?ean=841887051255&userid=3MOCYTL98O&frm=0&itm=2&sourceid=40769506 (1270 words)

	JazzWest: SF Jazz Festival Overview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In between attending four concerts at the 18th annual San Francisco Jazz Festival the weekend of October 28 and 29, I had the opportunity to join with a distinguished group of jazz journalists in a panel discussion on how to reach a wider jazz audience.
		While jazz has seen a resurgence in popularity over the last ten years, it is still considered a niche music and its audience miniscule compared to pop, rock and rap.
		Like the musicians who borrow from outside musical influences to produce the continually evolving music that is jazz, the nine members of the Jazz Journalists Association (JJA) on the panel looked to the classical and rock audiences as possible converts to what is considered America's most significant contribution to the world's cultural environment.
	www.jazzwest.com /archive/articles/beth_rev.html (1416 words)

	Ken Burns's 'Jazz': Beautiful Music, but Missing a Beat
		When Ken Burns received lavish praise for his multipart documentary films on the Civil War and baseball, he succeeded in large part by negotiating the often contentious views of the appropriate intellectuals, acknowledging their disagreements while maintaining the momentum of his story.
		Jazz would have been a substantially richer account of the music if Burns had paid more attention to the academics, especially since Gerald Early, the Merle Kling Professor of Modern Letters and director of African and Afro-American Studies at Washington University in St. Louis, is one of the documentary's most incisive voices.
		Burns's documentary is suffused with the lament that the jazz audience is withering away, but because he has not risked broaching the contested subjects and taking a serious look at contemporary jazz, he contributes to that withering.
	www.jazzhouse.org /files/gabbard1.php3?read (2397 words)

	Vancouver Jazz Forum - Jazz documentary treatment/Need input (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		That was the jazz paradigm then, because unlike classical music, where the musicians spend way more time rehearsing than performing, jazz musicians achieved most of their development on the bandstand.
		Jazz musicians nowdays just don't play in front of the same audiences that much (even Wynton, who works more than anyone, is in a different city every night), so the music is different now.
		There is no question that Jazz has always been a sycretic form, a music of improvization and sythesis: cu-bop, hard-bop, latin-jazz, free-jazz, third stream etc etc. I guess what I am trying to understand is the dissention within the jazz community regarding the music--traditionalists vs non-traditionalists.
	vancouverjazz.com /forums/showthread.php?t=1139 (4207 words)

	Jazz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Some jazz writers have questioned his decision to focus on the first 60 years of the music, leaving the last 40 years to be covered in the final episode.
		The Ken Burns’ “Jazz” documentary will expose jazz to new fans, says Danna Higley, who hosts the evening Jazz show on KUNR.88.7FM and is president of For the Love of Jazz, a local nonprofit group formed in 1974.
		Jazz is hot in the Truckee Meadows and opportunities to play and listen are available every day of the week, she said.
	www.rgj.com /cgi-bin/printstory.cgi?publish_date=20010106&story=978910839 (2347 words)

	Jazz/Jerry Jazz Musician/Gary Giddins conversation on Bing Crosby
		Jazz/Jerry Jazz Musician/Gary Giddins conversation on Bing Crosby
		Jazz audiences themselves are very provincial in a way, and very arrogant, because we listen to a music that is "very inside" and off the beaten path.
		As a jazz singer, he does a lot of his best work in the later years, but it's in a different style that is partly a result of all the mainstream work he is doing, which causes him to lose a lot of the mannerisms.
	www.jerryjazzmusician.com /mainHTML.cfm?page=giddins.html (5666 words)

	'Jazz': Ken Burns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Jazz is a subject near and dear to my heart, so I can't wait to enjoy my next Ken Burns installment.
		It is, of course, your father who said that "Jazz washes away the dust of everyday life." And we say that in the opening moments of our film and try not to forget it throughout the 10 episodes.
		Tulsa, Oklahoma: Many local "jazz" stations in this part of the country have gone to a format of what is referred to as "smooth jazz", which appears at first listen to be an effort to give new artist exposier.
	www.usatoday.com /community/chat/1013burns.htm (3020 words)

	'Jazz': Ken Burns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Jazz, Burns' third epic documentary, follows the music genre through its origins in blues and ragtime through swing, bebop and fusion.
		I love the jazz documentary so far except for one obvious omission.
		He would be the first to say he is not a jazz artist.
	cgi1.usatoday.com /mchat/20010122001/tscript.htm (1239 words)

	Jazz Divas Are Talk of the Nation
		In an exclusive live appearance, NPR jazz divas Nancy Wilson, Marian McPartland and Dee Dee Bridgewater will join Talk of the Nation host Neal Conan and a national audience to discuss the world of jazz and their experiences as radio hosts and performing artists.
		She is a legendary jazz musician, having spent more than 60 years in music, from her earliest job in a vaudeville show to her current schedule of performances, tours and show tapings.
		Long recognized as one of the finest and most versatile jazz singers of her generation, Dee Dee Bridgewater is known for her mesmerizing live performances.
	www.npr.org /about/press/020117.jazzdivas.html (367 words)

	Arts Journal: Hot issue: Jazz
		Numerous veterans of the jazz scene decry the influence of the "Lincoln Center mob," and specifically the traditionalist trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, for trying to turn jazz into something akin to classical music: rigid, uncreative, and dominated by the past.
		The question was put to musicians and others in the jazz world, who were provided with tapes of the series.
		Jazz critics have been lining up to take pot shots at Ken Burns new "Jazz" documentary - and that's before it's even been shown on PBS.
	www.artsjournal.com /issues/jazz.htm (1507 words)

	CAS > News & Events > Albers and the TISM department produced the documentary "Inside Jazz"
		CAS@MSU > News and Events > Albers and the TISM department produced the documentary "Inside Jazz"
		Albers and the TISM department produced the documentary "Inside Jazz"
		TISM’s Bob Albers and the department produced the documentary Inside Jazz: Everybody’s Welcome.
	www.cas.msu.edu /about/newsevents/show/1137 (164 words)

	Jazz . Lesson Plans \| PBS KIDS GO!
		We hope you'll find the PBS Jazz Kids site to be a useful, fun addition to your classroom during the school year.
		JAZZ, a documentary by Ken Burns aired January, 2001.
		Currently she is the vocalist for Tara Hofmann & Friends, a jazz ensemble that performs regularly in the Washington D.C. metro area.
	pbskids.org /jazz/lesson/index.html (778 words)

	Movies.com: Marketplace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		So, in order to make a documentary about the "dance between the races" (I think that's the term he used) in American society, as manifested in jazz, Burns had to teach the audience (and himself) about the music of jazz as he went along.
		The sections on the Original Dixieland Jazz Band (1917), King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbeck, The Swing Era and the observations from Wynton Marsalis are especially interesting.
		Wynton Marsalis, actually was at the vanguard of reviving the acoustic sound of jazz during the late 80's and early 90's, so he is the best spokesmen who appreciates what true jazz history is really all about.
	movies.go.com /marketplace/details?asin=B0002KPI2I&allreviews=true (1024 words)

	Taos Film Festival 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		A Jazz documentary will be the third epic documentary in Ken Burns' trilogy of films covering American society.
		Dayton Duncun, Ken Burn's coproducer, also indicated that a documentary on the lives of the suffragists Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, would be shown in 1999.
		While rumors of a potential documentary on Mark Twain's life have been circulating for years, the Duncun interview is thought to be the first public interview on the film by someone actually involved in the project.
	www.documentaryfilms.net /kenburns.htm (376 words)

	Beantown Lindy Hop Summer Camp - Special Guests (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Norma has written a memoir of her days as a dancer in her book Swingin' at the Savoy, and she was featured in the Ken Burns' documentary Jazz.
		She has also been busy working on a new documentary which we may get a preview of at camp.
		From archival records and interviews with the originators, she has amassed a wealth of knowledge, as well as a superb collection of photographs, film clips and memorabilia.
	www.hoptothebeat.com /camp/special_guests.html (466 words)

	The Jazz Rebirth :: San Antonio's 91.7 :: Overview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		First, the jazz scene is developing as a major cultural feature in San Antonio.
		Based on our own work during the summer of 2005, we concluded that KRTU 91.7 was helping to solidify a dispersed cultural phenomenon that simply needed a better sense of itself.
		We think the video documentary provides a good example of how a radio station can function to help coalesce a sense of membership in a community.
	www.krtu.org /rebirth (602 words)

	Amazon.ca: Ken Burns' Jazz (Full Screen): DVD: Ken Burns,Wynton Marsalis,Duke Ellington,Keith David,Branford ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Unless he planned on making a 60-hour documentary, there was no way Burns could hope to do justice to the more recent history of the genre, and sure enough he basically hits the fast forward button once the be-bop era is coming to a close.
		Personally, I cannot stand fushion jazz, but nonetheless some mention needs to made of a style that was dominant in jazz for almost as long as the swing style, for crying out loud.
		But as so many other jazz fans have noted, vast swathes of the music (like the last four decades) are brazenly and inexcusably ignored in favor of portraying the ultra-narrow, retrograde Wynton Marsalis/Stanley Crouch version of jazz history--a perspective most jazz fans and musicians vehemently disagree with.
	www.amazon.ca /Ken-Burns-Jazz-Full-Screen/dp/B00004XQOU (2251 words)

	Tony DeSare's Jazz - CBS News
		Musicians are hitting the road to spread the sounds of summer.
		After headlining at some on New York's hottest nightspots, singer, pianist and songwriter DeSare has drawn the attention of jazz enthusiasts and critics alike with his smooth vocals and finger-snapping arrangements.
		The film, awarded top honors at the New York Gen Arts Festival, the HBO Comedy Arts Festival, and the Vail Film Festival, will be released in theater nationwide later this year.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2005/07/15/earlyshow/saturday/secondcup/main709454.shtml (294 words)

	Keb Burns Jazz Documentary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		If an alien from Outer Space, who has been watching the Ken Burns jazz documentary on TV on his space ship, were to land in the United States, he would expect to see fls hanging from every lamp port, every telephone pole, every tree.
		Jazz deserves a documentary, but it should be accurate, objective and present facts, whether concerning fl or white musicians, and not preach an agenda.
		In the one on jazz, we need less talking and preaching and more music that should be presented with photos and film clips that match historically the music being played on the soundtrack.
	www.mississippirag.com /ragboardARCH/messages/89.html (625 words)

	freejazz.org - Freedom in music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		When one of the Jazz magazines mentioned that he was working on this enormous project, I made discreet inquiries.
		i understand that this documentary is probably beneficial to jazz's status in the mainstream musical world, but ken could at least have painted a slightly more colorful picture...
		all of the "jazz" cds are in the bargain bins (at least in my area)---this would suggest that the film was only successful in a very unremarkable way.
	freejazz.org /stories.php?story=02/02/01/1198913 (3726 words)

	Jazz News :: Heath Brothers Documentary, ’Brotherly Jazz’
		The occasion was a fund-raiser for Berkeley's Jazzschool, but Scher immediately saw the musical and historical significance of the evening, which turned out to be one of the last times the brothers shared a stage before Percy's death in April 2005, two days shy of his 82nd birthday.
		Among the musicians interviewed in Brotherly Jazz are Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock, Taj Mahal, Jack DeJohnette, Christian McBride, and Marian McPartland.
		Brotherly Jazz premiered at the Monterey Jazz Festival in September 2005, and has also been seen at the Mill Valley Film Festival (October 2005), the Miami Jazz Film Festival (August 2006), and the In-Edit Music Documentary Festival in Barcelona, Spain (October 2006).
	home.nestor.minsk.by /jazz/news/2006/10/1811.html (976 words)

	Jazz Book Review - A New History of Jazz by Alyn Shipton @ jazzreview.com
		A NEW HISTORY OF JAZZ is a major landmark contribution to the history, culture, and literature of jazz writing.
		Abdullah Ibrahim is considered one of the ambassadors for jazz as a world music which is reflected in his brilliant piano style and delivery.
		A NEW HISTORY OF JAZZ by Alyn Shipton is a classic work in musicology, and deserves a place in the homes of those who enjoy jazz and believe jazz is an international language of understanding capable of being shared by all.
	www.jazzreview.com /bookdetails.cfm?ID=5 (573 words)

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