The Jazz Ambassadors
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?
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The Jazz Ambassadors
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
May 4, 2018
Runtime
1h 0m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
70%
Original Title
The Jazz Ambassadors
Production Companies
Normal Life Pictures, Antelope
Director
Hugo Berkeley
Description
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?
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