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SUMMARY:HARLEM IN MONMARTRE - PBS SPECIAL
DESCRIPTION:This Wed., August 26, 2009 8:00 pm (90 minutes\n\nIt is be
 ing aired in all 50 states this week. Please check your local listings
 .\n\nDr. Nelson Harrison makes a comment on camera in the early segmen
 t of this documentary (in the 15 - 18 minute time slot. Appearing late
 r in the film are Pittsburgh Jazz Legends Joe Harris (drums) and Ray B
 rown (bass) playing with Dizzy Gillespie's Big Band.\n\nS. Epatha Merk
 erson narrates the story of the jazz age in Paris, which flourished be
 tween the First and Second World Wars because some black U.S. veterans
  remained in Europe rather than returning to segregated America.\n\nht
 tp://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/episodes/harlem-in-montmartre/preview-of-h
 arlem-in-montmartre/827/\n\n...Vanguard Documentaries Executive Produc
 er Charles Hobson reveals, “The French were the first people in the 
 world to respect jazz as serious art form, and it all began in Paris w
 ith the arrival of the Harlem Hellfighters, a military band.”\n\nDir
 ected by Dante J. James, with performance sequences directed by Olivie
 r Simmonet, and written by James and Simmonet with Allan Miller, the p
 roduction was co-produced by Smilow with Hobson and Helene Le Coeur; S
 . Epatha Merkerson narrates...\n\nFor more information visit https://j
 azzburgher.ning.com/events/harlem-in-monmartre-pbs
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CATEGORIES:television, documentary
LOCATION:PBS WQED CHANNEL 13 television
WEBSITE:http://www.wqed.org
URL:http://www.wqed.org
CONTACT:412-622-1381 or 1-800-876-1316
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