PBS’ The Jazz Ambassadors
May 6, 2018 / No Comments / Tags: pbsDiscover how the Cold War and Civil Rights movement collided when America asked Dizzy Gillespie and American Masters Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman to travel as cultural ambassadors and combat racially-charged Soviet propaganda through their music. Narrated by Leslie Odom, Jr., the new PBS documentary The Jazz Ambassadors features a new interview with American Master Quincy Jones, striking archival film footage, photos, radio clips, and iconic performances. The film is directed by Peabody Award winner Hugo Berkeley (Land Rush, A Normal Life) and produced by Mick Csáky (American Masters — Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother of Rock & Roll).