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The Jazz Ambassadors

2018

The untold story of America's coolest weapon in the Cold War

Overview

The Cold War and Civil Rights collide in this remarkable story of music, diplomacy and race. Beginning in 1955, when America asked its greatest jazz artists to travel the world as cultural ambassadors, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington and their mixed-race band members, faced a painful dilemma: how could they represent a country that still practiced Jim Crow segregation?

Details

Status
Released
Release date
May 4, 2018
Original language
English
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Producer
Mick Csáky
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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