The Crack-Up: Jazz Arrives, Loudly, in 1919, with David Sager

Carnegie Council Podcasts

English - February 22, 2019 18:12 - 27 minutes - 31.1 MB - ★★★★ - 11 ratings
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Jazz historian David Sager describes the beginnings of jazz and its enthusiastic reception in France during World War I. He tells the amazing and tragic story of African American musician James Reese Europe, a leader in the creation and acceptance of jazz, who didn't live long enough to see what a difference he made to music and to race relations.