Great Performances “Harlem in Montmartre: A Paris Jazz Story” | Duncan Schiedt
Charles Hobson, Margaret Smilow, Dante James; a co-production of Vanguard Documentaries, Inc., Thirteen for WNET.org, Ideale Audience SAS, ARTE France and the Independent Television Service (ITVS), with funding provided by CPB.
New York, NY
After World War I, many African Americans remained in or returned to Europe and, over the next two decades, created an expatriate community of musicians, entertainers, dancers, and entrepreneurs, primarily congregating in Paris’ Montmartre neighborhood. Based on the book by William Shack, this film looks at the impact of African American performers and musicians during the great jazz era of Paris.
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