Ken Burns' JAZZ NEW

Sep 25: Gumbo Beginnings to 1917 New Orleans from 1890s Jazz blends every kind of music into a mix called Gumbo Soup.
Oct 2: The Gift 1917-24 Louis Armstrong goes to Chicago and Duke Ellington to New York; the uproarious Jazz Age is in full swing.
Oct 9: Our Language 1924-28 - Bessie Smith & Louis Armstrong prove that Jazz is art for everyone and the Jazz sound is everywhere.
Oct 16: The True Welcome 1929-35 - Big Band Music & Benny Goodman gives birth to Swing Era and Harlem's Dance Halls spread across the land
Oct 23: Swing: Pure Pleasure 1935-37 Tommy Dorsey. Glenn Miller. Artie Shaw became matinee idols. Vocalists like Billie Holiday emerges as the greatest female singer.
Oct 30: The Velocity of Celebration 1937-39 Count Basie and Ella Fitzgerald, are startling new voices and sounds.