JAZZ begins in New Orleans, nineteenth century America's most cosmopolitan city.
Louis Armstrong shows the whole world how to swing.
As the stock market continues to soar, jazz is everywhere in America
Jazz is called upon to lift the spirits of a frightened country.
As the Depression drags on, jazz comes as close as ever to being America's music
A new sound emerges- pulsing, stomping, suffused with the blues.
When America enters World War II, jazz is part of the arsenal.
The postwar years bring America to a level of prosperity unimaginable a decade before.
Currents of change in American now impact Jazz.
During the Sixties, jazz is in trouble.
