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See why American jazz artists faced a dilemma when asked to travel globally as cultural ambassadors.
- Airdate(s): 2/1/2021 - 4:00 - 5:00 PM
- Original Broadcast: 5/4/2018
Program Description
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See why great American jazz artists Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie and Duke Ellington faced a painful dilemma when asked to travel the world as cultural ambassadors. Leslie Odom, Jr. narrates a Cold War story of music, diplomacy and civil rights.
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THE JAZZ AMBASSADORS full-length program. Premieres Friday, May 4, 2018, 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET.
Watch
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Louis Armstrong - THE JAZZ AMBASSADORS -
Willis Conover - THE JAZZ AMBASSADORS -
Robert O'Meally - THE JAZZ AMBASSADORS -
Bill Crow - THE JAZZ AMBASSADORS -
Director Hugo Berkeley and Bass Player Bill Crow - THE JAZZ AMBASSADORS -
Louis Armstrong and DJ Willis Conover - THE JAZZ AMBASSADORS -
The Dave Brubeck Quartet - THE JAZZ AMBASSADORS -
Dave Brubeck - THE JAZZ AMBASSADORS -
Duke Ellington - THE JAZZ AMBASSADORS -
Louis Armstrong and his wife Lucille - THE JAZZ AMBASSADORS -
Dizzy Gillespie poses with the Shah of Iran - THE JAZZ AMBASSADORS -
Dizzy Gillespie, singer Dottie Salter and trombone player Melba Liston - THE JAZZ AMBASSADORS -
Dizzy Gillespie and his orchestra - THE JAZZ AMBASSADORS
Press Materials
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The Jazz Ambassadors Film Interviewees
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The Jazz Ambassadors One Sheet
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