West Coast #CoolJazz is a #documentary exploring the #musicians, #artists, #producers, #photographers, club owners, and cultural innovators who shaped a defining era of American #jazz between 1949–1969. With aging archives, shifting ownership, and dwindling first-generation voices, this #history faces a real risk of disappearing

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West Coast #CoolJazz is a #documentary exploring the #musicians, #artists, #producers, #photographers, club owners, and cultural innovators who shaped a defining era of American #jazz between 1949–1969. With aging archives, shifting ownership, and dwindling first-generation voices, this #history faces a real risk of disappearing

More information & to donate:
https://filmmakerscollabinc.networkforgood.com/projects/264986-west-coast-cool-jazz?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
#music

Louis Armstrong sings “Black and Blue” in Ghana

https://amf.didiermary.fr/louis-armstrong-sings-black-blue-ghana/

Louis Armstrong spent 2 days in Ghana in 1956, as part of The Jazz Ambassadors program to represent America abroad. He sang and played “Black and Blue” in front of the future Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah. I’m white inside, it don’t help my case‘Cause I can’t hide, what is on my face, oh! When Louis […]

#Documentary #Ghana #Highlife #Jazz #Miscellaneous

Louis Armstrong sings “Black and Blue” in Ghana

https://amf.didiermary.fr/louis-armstrong-sings-black-blue-ghana/

Louis Armstrong spent 2 days in Ghana in 1956, as part of The Jazz Ambassadors program to represent America abroad. He sang and played “Black and Blue” in front of the future Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah. I’m white inside, it don’t help my case‘Cause I can’t hide, what is on my face, oh! When Louis […]

#Documentary #Ghana #Highlife #Jazz #Miscellaneous