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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37 cast members

Name	Known for
Adam Arkin Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	Get Shorty (2017)
Louis Armstrong Self Self See fewer	High Society (1956)
Philip Bosco Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	The Savages (2007)
Lester Bowie Self - Trumpeter Self - Trumpeter See fewer	Greenwich Mean Time (1999)
Matthew Broderick Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	The Producers (2005)
James Lincoln Collier Self - writer Self - writer See fewer	Danny Jones (1972)
Harry Connick Jr. Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	Hope Floats (1998)
Kevin Conway Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	Gettysburg (1993)
Keith David Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	The Princess and the Frog (2009)
Ann Duquesnay Actress (voice) Actress (voice) See fewer	The Cotton Club (1984)
Gerald Early Self - writer Self - writer See fewer	King of Cool (2021)
Duke Ellington Self Self See fewer	Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Mercedes Ellington Self Self See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
James Reese Europe Self Self See fewer	DCPS Crushing the Game (2022)
Eric George Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	Jazz (2001)
Gary Giddins Self - music critic Self - music critic See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Matt Glaser Self - musician Self - musician See fewer	Baseball (1994)
Fletcher Henderson Self Self See fewer	Barton Fink (1991)
Milt Hinton Self - Bassist Self - Bassist See fewer	Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Samuel L. Jackson Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	Pulp Fiction (1994)
Phoebe Jacobs Self - publicist Self - publicist See fewer	Jazz (2001)
Margo Jefferson Self - writer Self - writer See fewer	New York: A Documentary Film (1999)
James P. Johnson Self Self See fewer	Southland Tales (2006)
Cherry Jones Actress (voice) Actress (voice) See fewer	The Village (2004)
Delroy Lindo Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	Get Shorty (1995)
James Maher Self - writer Self - writer See fewer	Jazz (2001)
Wynton Marsalis Self - trumpeter / jazz historian Self - trumpeter / jazz historian See fewer	A Star Is Born (2018)
Joe Morton Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
James Naughton Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	Cat's Eye (1985)
Joe Oliver Self (as King Oliver) Self (as King Oliver) See fewer	Jimmy's Hall (2014)
Phil Schaap Self - historian Self - historian See fewer	This Is Ragtime: The Birth of American Music
Arvell Shaw Self - bassist Self - bassist See fewer	High Society (1956)
Willie 'The Lion' Smith Self Self See fewer	Jazz Party (1958)
Studs Terkel Self - writer Self - writer See fewer	Eight Men Out (1988)
Courtney B. Vance Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Benny Waters Self - saxophonist Self - saxophonist See fewer	Allons au cinéma (1975)
Paul Whiteman Self Self See fewer	Rhapsody in Blue (1945)