Phil Schaap Discusses the Origins of Jazz, Part 1
Title:
Phil Schaap Discusses the Origins of Jazz, Part 1
Artists:
Phil Schaap
Date Recorded:
September 10, 2013
Description:
Jazz at Lincoln Center curator Phil Schaap describes how Marco Polo might be the world's first Jazz musician, and sets the groundwork for the connections between Africa and Europe in the New World, which will ultimately lead to the birth of Jazz.
Credits:
Phil Schaap - Lecturer
Eric Suquet - Director
Bill Thomas - Director of Photography
Aaron Chandler - Audio Engineer
Richard Emery - Production Assistant
Seton Hawkins - Producer
Theme music composed and performed by Eli Yamin