Jazz: A Film by Ken Burns Genre Documentary Written by Directed by Narrated by Country of origin United States Original language(s) English No. Of episodes 10 Production Producer(s) Ken Burns, Cinematography Buddy Squires, Ken Burns Editor(s) Paul Barnes Running time 1140 minutes Budget $13 million Release Original network Original release January 8 – 31, 2001 External links Jazz is a 2001, directed.
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It was broadcast on in 2001, and was released on and on January 2, 2001 by the same company. Its chronological and thematic episodes provided a history of, emphasizing innovative composers and musicians. Musicians and are the central figures. Several episodes discussed the later contributions of and to, and of, and to. Nine episodes surveyed forty-five years (1917–1961), leaving the final episode to cover forty years (1961–2001). The series was produced by Florentine Films in cooperation with the and in association with, Washington. Contents.
Overview The documentary concerned the history of jazz music in the, from its origins at the turn of the 20th century to the present day. It was narrated by and featured interviews with present-day musicians and critics such as trumpeter (also the artistic director and co-producer of Jazz) and critics. Music critic and historian was a consultant. Broadcaster and producer was interviewed briefly.
Visually, Jazz was in the same style as Ken Burns' previous works: slowly panning and zooming shots of photographs are mixed with period movie sequences, accompanied by music of, and commentary on, the period being examined. Between these sequences, present-day jazz figures provided anecdotes and explained the defining features of the major musicians' styles. 's ' (1938) was a recurring at the opening and closing of individual episodes of the series. The documentary focused on a number of major musicians: and are the central figures, 'providing the narrative thread around which the stories of other major figures turn', among them,. A number of companion CDs were released simultaneously. Episodes Each two-hour episode of the ten episodes of Jazz covered a different era.