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  • Jazz The Gift: 1917-1924 (Season 1, Episode 2)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | 107 min | Documentary, History, Music

Jazz

The Gift: 1917-1924 (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 107 min | Documentary, History, Music

Speakeasies, flappers, and easy money - it's the Jazz Age, when the story of jazz becomes a tale of two great cities, Chicago and New York, and of two extraordinary artists whose lives and music will span almost three-quarters of a century...See moreSpeakeasies, flappers, and easy money - it's the Jazz Age, when the story of jazz becomes a tale of two great cities, Chicago and New York, and of two extraordinary artists whose lives and music will span almost three-quarters of a century - Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington. Armstrong grew up on the mean streets of New Orleans and moved to Chicago in 1922, inspiring a new generation of musicians. Meanwhile, Ellington outgrows the society music he learned to play in Washington D.C., and heads to Harlem. Written by Anonymous See less
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Director
Producers
Cinematographers
Editors
Paul Barnes | Sandra Christie (as Sandra Marie Christie) | Lewis Erskine | Erik Ewers & 5 more
Status
Edit Released
Updated Jan 9, 2001

Release date
Jan 9, 2001 (United States)

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37 cast members
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Adam Arkin
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Philip Bosco
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Lester Bowie
Self - Trumpeter Self - Trumpeter   See fewer
Matthew Broderick
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James Lincoln Collier
Self - writer Self - writer   See fewer
Harry Connick Jr.
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Kevin Conway
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Keith David
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Ann Duquesnay
Actress (voice) Actress (voice)   See fewer
Gerald Early
Self - writer Self - writer   See fewer
Eric George
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Gary Giddins
Self - music critic Self - music critic   See fewer
Matt Glaser
Self - musician Self - musician   See fewer
Milt Hinton
Self - Bassist Self - Bassist   See fewer
Samuel L. Jackson
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Phoebe Jacobs
Self - publicist Self - publicist   See fewer
Margo Jefferson
Self - writer Self - writer   See fewer
Cherry Jones
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Delroy Lindo
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James Maher
Self - writer Self - writer   See fewer
Wynton Marsalis
Self - trumpeter / jazz historian Self - trumpeter / jazz historian   See fewer
Joe Morton
Actor (voice) Actor (voice)   See fewer
James Naughton
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Joe Oliver
Self (as King Oliver) Self (as King Oliver)   See fewer
Phil Schaap
Self - historian Self - historian   See fewer
Arvell Shaw
Self - bassist Self - bassist   See fewer
Studs Terkel
Self - writer Self - writer   See fewer
Courtney B. Vance
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Benny Waters
Self - saxophonist Self - saxophonist   See fewer
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