The Jazz Ambassadors (2018)

"The untold story of Americas coolest weapon in the Cold War"Movie
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The Jazz Ambassadors
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StarringLeslie Odom Jr.Quincy JonesDizzy Gillespie
DirectorHugo Berkeley
NR 1 hrMay 4th, 2018Documentary
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Plot
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

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Original Language:English
Production Companies:Normal Life Pictures Antelope
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cold warcivil rightsjazz singer or musicianracial segregationrace relationsjim crow laws