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Gumbo

Season 1 Episode 1 | 1hr 21m 48s

JAZZ begins in New Orleans, nineteenth century America's most cosmopolitan city, where the sound of marching bands, Italian opera, Caribbean rhythms, and minstrel shows fills the streets with a richly diverse musical culture. Here, in the 1890s, African-American musicians create a new music out of these ingredients by mixing in ragtime syncopations and the soulful feeling of the blues.

Aired: 12/14/15 | Expires: 02/07/21
Funding provided by: General Motors;PBS; Park Foundation; CPB; The Pew Charitable Trusts; The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation; Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism; NEH; The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations; The Reva and David Logan Foundation; The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundations; NEA; Helen and Peter Bing
Extras
Louis Armstrong's triumphant return to Europe.
Exuberant dancing at the Savoy Ballroom.
As the Depression drags on, jazz comes as close as ever to being America's music
Louis Armstrong shows the whole world how to swing.
As the stock market continues to soar, jazz is everywhere in America
Jazz is called upon to lift the spirits of a frightened country.
A new sound emerges- pulsing, stomping, suffused with the blues.
When America enters World War II, jazz is part of the arsenal.
The postwar years bring America to a level of prosperity unimaginable a decade before.
Currents of change in American now impact Jazz.