Last year, Phil Schaap joined us to film a series that discusses the early origins of Jazz. It’s an engaging eight-part series that will answer some questions you may not yet have thought of, like:

• Why is Marco Polo important to the development of Jazz?
• What made New Orleans so special and so crucial in the creation of Jazz?
• What was Congo Square?
• How did Jazz originate?
• How did the solo develop?

Check out the series here, and learn more about the origins and the dawn of Jazz!

Phil Schaap Discusses the Origins of Jazz
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8