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The Crack-Up: Jazz Arrives, Loudly, in 1919, with David Sager

The Crack-Up: Jazz Arrives, Loudly, in 1919, with David Sager

FromCarnegie Council Podcasts


The Crack-Up: Jazz Arrives, Loudly, in 1919, with David Sager

FromCarnegie Council Podcasts

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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Feb 22, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Jazz historian David Sager describes the beginnings of jazz and its enthusiastic reception in France during World War I. He tells the amazing and tragic story of African American musician James Reese Europe, a leader in the creation and acceptance of jazz, who didn't live long enough to see what a difference he made to music and to race relations.
Released:
Feb 22, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Listen to events at Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. Speakers and interviewees include distinguished authors, government and UN officials, economists, and policymakers. Topics range from the ethics of war and peace, to religion in politics, to issues at the forefront of global social justice. To learn more, visit our website at http://www.carnegiecouncil.org.