History of Jazz - Production & Contact Info

History of Jazz (1984– )
TV Series | 60 min | Documentary, Music

History of Jazz (1984– )

TV Series | 60 min | Documentary, Music

Years before Ken Burns did his more well known Jazz series ,Crohn made four tv episodes focusing on specific instruments: the piano, the trumpet,the tenor sax,other reeds,and a full fifth episode devoted entirely to Coltrane.

Director

Burrill Crohn

Writer

Burrill Crohn

Producer

Burrill Crohn

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Updated Dec 31, 1984

Release date (First episode)

1984 (United States)

Awards

1 win

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6 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Chick Corea Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer		The Two Popes (2019)
Ariadna Ferrer Self / Narrator Self / Narrator See fewer		Hostage Hangover (2015)
Branford Marsalis Narrator Narrator See fewer		Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)
Wynton Marsalis Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer		A Star Is Born (2018)
Cecil Taylor Self Self See fewer		A Christmas Tale (2008)
Mary Lou Williams Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer		Night Teeth (2021)