7.0The Jazz Ambassadors · 2018
The Jazz Ambassadors (2018) is a Documentary film directed by Hugo Berkeley, starring Leslie Odom Jr., Quincy Jones, Dizzy Gillespie.
Documentary
7.0Overview
The Cold War and Civil Rights collide in this remarkable story of music, diplomacy and race. Beginning in 1955, when America asked its greatest jazz artists to travel the world as cultural ambassadors, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington and their mixed-race band members, faced a painful dilemma: how could they represent a country that still practiced Jim Crow segregation?
Cast
Leslie Odom Jr., Quincy Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Darius Brubeck, Bill Crow, Duke Ellington, Charlie Persip
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What is "The Jazz Ambassadors" about?
The Cold War and Civil Rights collide in this remarkable story of music, diplomacy and race. Beginning in 1955, when America asked its greatest jazz artists to travel the world as cultural ambassadors, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington and their mixed-race band members, faced a painful dilemma: how could they represent a country that still practiced Jim Crow segregation?
When was "The Jazz Ambassadors" released?
The Jazz Ambassadors was released in 2018.
Who stars in "The Jazz Ambassadors"?
The cast includes Leslie Odom Jr., Quincy Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong.
