
Jazz and protest
Clive Myrie concludes his series by examining jazz's role in protest, politics and diplomacy away from America. The series ends with a visit to the home of the father of jazz.
Clive Myrie concludes his series by examining jazz’s role in protest, politics and diplomacy away from America. He hears how it clashed with the Nazis in World War Two and how people used jazz to cope with life in the concentration camps. There's the story of John Coltrane's big composition in Japan and Clive remembers how jazz became a huge part of the fight to end apartheid in South Africa. There's recollections from Dave Brubeck's son Chris and Darius before the series heads back to where everything began - at the home of the ‘father of jazz’, Buddy Bolden, in New Orleans.
Producers: Ashley Byrne and Wayne Wright
The Truth About Jazz is a Made in Manchester Production originally produced for the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service
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- Sat 5 Nov 2022 19:06³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service
- Sun 6 Nov 2022 12:06³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service
- Fri 30 Dec 2022 11:00³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4