The Path of Jazz

(Vom Lebensweg des Jazz)

GDR, 1956, 19 min, b&w
In German; no subtitles
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Synopsis

This short documentary looks back at the history of jazz, a style of music which has its origins in musical traditions that were brought to North American 300 years ago by enslaved Africans. 

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