The Jazz Ambassadors (2018)

Movie"The untold story of Americas coolest weapon in the Cold War"
Audience Score
70
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NR 1 hrMay 4th, 2018Documentary
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 mixedrace band members faced a painful dilemma how could they represent a country that still practiced Jim Crow segregation
StarringLeslie Odom Jr.Quincy JonesDizzy Gillespie
DirectorHugo Berkeley

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Production Companies:Normal Life Pictures Antelope
The Jazz Ambassadors on the Web:Official Website
Movie Tags:
cold warcivil rightsjazz singer or musicianracial segregationrace relationsjim crow laws