Jazz (2001) TV Mini-Series poster and book cover compared.

Jazz

Ken Burns, 2001

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Jazz: A History of America's Music
Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns, 2000

Jazz is a documentary directed by Ken Burns in 2001 and based on the book Jazz: A History of America’s Music by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns, first published in 2000. The documentary features Keith David, Wynton Marsalis, Gary Giddins, Delroy Lindo, Kevin Conway, Gerald Early, and others.

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“The TV series is better than the book”

But the book is worth reading.

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RATING

8.6

/ 10

TV Mini-Series Poster: Jazz (Ken Burns, 2001)

8.3

/ 10

Book Cover: Jazz: A History of America's Music (Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns, 2000)

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AUDIOBOOK

Audiobook cover of Jazz: A History of America's Music, the 2000 book by Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns.

Jazz: A History of America's Music

Read by: LeVar Burton

Storyline

From its Blues and Ragtime origins through Swing and into Bebop and Fusion, the evolution of Jazz is chronicled. This journey includes 75 interviews, over 500 pieces of music, and rare, unseen photos and footage.

Movie vs Book

Poster of Jazz, the 2001 TV series by Ken Burns

Year

2001

Minutes

114

Movie Rate

8.60

Source: IMDb

TV Mini-Series

Jazz

Country: UK

Year: 2001

Length: 1h54m

Cover of Jazz: A History of America's Music, the 2000 book by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns

Year

2000

Pages

512

Book Rate

8.30

S: Goodreads

Book

Jazz: A History of America's Music

Country: USA

First published in: 2000

Length: 512 pages

Genre: Non Fiction

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Poster of Jazz, the 2001 TV series by Ken Burns

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TV series

IS IT WORTH WATCHING?

Poster of Jazz, the 2001 TV series by Ken Burns

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18% No

9 votes

2 votes

book

IS IT WORTH READING?

Cover of Jazz: A History of America's Music, the 2000 book by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns

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33% No

8 votes

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