Jazz in DC
By ARTSEDGE: The Kennedy Center’s Arts Education Network
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Podcast Description
From Fairmont Street to U Street, from the Howard Theater to the Crystal Caverns, take a tour through Washington, DC's jazz history with Billy Taylor and Frank Wess, who lead listeners through their hometown in this 6-part audio series created for middle and high school audiences.
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1 |
CleanDC's Unsung Heroes of Jazz | In the final episode the series, Taylor and Wess talk about the relative anonymity of some Jazz's greatest talent. | 2/23/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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2 |
CleanDC Jazz Neighborhoods | In this episode, Dr. Billy Taylor and Frank Wess discuss the great musicians who frequented DC venues such as the Howard Theatre and the Crystal Caverns. | 2/23/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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3 |
CleanBringing Jazz to Europe | Jazz legends Billy Taylor and Frank Wess talk about their teacher Mary Reese Europe, the sister of James Reese Europe, who brought jazz to France in WWI. | 2/23/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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4 |
CleanLife in Segregated Washington, DC | Jazz legends Billy Taylor and Frank Wess talk about the upsides and down-sides of being African-American in the segregated Washington, DC of their childhood. | 2/23/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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5 |
CleanJazz Teachers, Jazz Masters | Billy Taylor and Frank Wess remember influential DC high school music teacher Henry Grant. | 2/23/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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6 |
CleanIncubating Jazz in DC | Dr. Billy Taylor and Frank Wess share memories of growing up in music clubs around the region and reflect on the role DC had in the development of jazz. | 2/16/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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7 |
CleanBeginnings of Jazz in DC | Many of the great jazz musicians from Washington attended the city's Dunbar High School‚ one of three high schools for black students in Washington. | 2/7/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 7 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
DC in its prime.
These jazz greats take me back in time and make me feel I was there. We need to preserve more jazz stories by great musicians such as these two.
- Free
- Category: K-12
- Language: English
- © 2007 ARTSEDGE, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
