Its chronological and thematic episodes provided a history of jazz, emphasizing innovative composers and musicians and american history swing musicians louis armstrong and duke ellington are the central. This unit is meant to accompany the film the story of jazz directed matthew seig which can be purchsed online. Americas music a film by ken burns in this clip, jazzians and writers describe in poetic terms the unbreakable bond between the spirit of jazz and the spirit of america. Jazz begins in new orleans, 19th century americas most cosmopolitan city, where the sound of marching bands, italian opera, caribbean rhythms, and minstrel shows fills the streets with a richly diverse musical culture. Financial support for the original broadcast of jazz was provided by. Ken burns celebrates the musics soaring achievements, from its origins in blues and ragtime through swing, bebop, and fusion.
It was broadcast on pbs in 2001 and was nominated for an emmy award for outstanding nonfiction series informational. Acclaimed filmmaker ken burns tells the story of jazz the quintessential american art form. Jazz is called upon to lift the spirits of a frightened country. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Jazz season 1, episode 10 a masterpiece by midnight 1960 present. A teachers guide to the films of ken burns nehedsitement. This product does have an answer key attached and it is editable for teacher convenience. The civil war is a ninepart series that explores the most important conflict in our nations history. Ken burns interminable documentary jazz starts with a wrong premise and degenerates from there. The civil war by ken burns episode 1 the cause video.
Theres an excellent biography of john coltrane, and footage of miles davis wonderful mid60s quintet. The doris duke charitable foundation, louisiana department of culture. Displaying top 8 worksheets found for ken burns the west. Jazz by ken burns part 1 worksheet and transcript by music isnt. The civil war ken burns in the classroom pbs learningmedia. During this time when jazz flourished, unparalleled prosperity across the country created an atmosphere ripe for flappers, gangsters, speakeasies, and allaround good times. From pbs the story, sound, and soul of a nation come together in the most american of art forms. With vernel bagneris, sidney bechet, buddy bolden, philip bosco. In addition to the broadcast times listed above, kqed channel 9 will air episodes at 10 a. In conjunction with documentary filmmaker ken burns tenpart 2000 pbs special, columbialegacy and verve teamed up to issue a special series of reissues covering much of the history of 20th century jazz. Miles davis, louis armstrong, john coltrane, duke ellington, charlie parker, and dizzy gillespiethese are the illustrious names that fill the history of jazz. Ken burns 10part documentary opens at the dawn of the 20th century, incorporating american culture and historical events that interact directly with the music.
A question sheet helps viewers keep track of events in the first episode of the documentary. Some of the worksheets for this concept are using ken burnss the civil war in the classroom, activity 1, students jazz, conflicting newspaper accounts lesson, a resource for educators, teaching jazz as american culture lesson plans, the good the bad and the goofy, civil war causes work. The cause for students 8th 12th ken burns epic documentary miniseries the civil war, broadcast in 1990, was the mostwatched pbs program ever. Some of the worksheets for this concept are students jazz, teaching jazz as american culture lesson plans, making americas music jazz history and the jazz, conflicting newspaper accounts lesson, teaching notes jazz, subject music course jazz workshop concert arc, louisiana a history teachers guide, training for ids. The cause is episode 1 of ken burns widely acclaimed 9part series on the civil war. Episode two of ken burns s exhaustive series explores the haughtiness of the jazz age 1917 to 1924.
When the saints go marching in commentary by charles sawyer from episodes 9 and 10 of the final week in the series there are many gems, but i can only report a few. Possum gumbo en concert aux samedis du jazz extrait 4 ojazztv. Obviously ken burns knows that he cant fit the last thirtynine years of jazz history onto two hours of video tape, so from the outset, that shouldnt be expected. A necessary war is the first episode in the 2007 ken burns series on wwii, the war. From the 1890s through the ferment of the harlem renaissance and the jazz age, to the great depression, new deal, second world war, and beyond, jazz paints an astounding portrait of a. Ken burns and his collaborators have been creating historical documentary films. Ken burns jazz the story of americas music various artists. Jazz, season 1 episode 10, is available to watch and stream on pbs. Ken burnss jazz, 1, gumbo alexander street, a proquest company. Jazz begins in new orleans, nineteenth century americas most cosmopolitan city, where the sound of marching bands, italian opera. The pbs ken burns jazz documentary, episode one gumbo.
This is a script, worksheet, and answer key for part 1 of ken burnss jazz documentary. Burns s many collaborators are veteran teachers who develop lessons around each of his films. Media gallery 93, interactive 1, video 316, document 15, lesson plan. The story, sound and soul of a nation come together in the most american of art forms. When america enters world war ii, jazz is part of the arsenal. Displaying all worksheets related to ken burns jazz. A survey of the musical forms history and major talents. View homework help ken burns jazz worksheet, episode 2, the gift autosaved. The program was produced by american filmmakers ken burns and lynn novick and narrated primarily by keith david. During the fifties and sixties there is a dramatic decline in the popularity of jazz as the music assumes forms that many fans find unrecognizable. We asked one of these teachers, greg timmons, to develop a special feature that suggests some ways that teachers could incorporate the lessons found on the website ken burns america into their classroom throughout the school year. Displaying top 8 worksheets found for ken burns jazz. Jazz a masterpiece by midnight 1960 present s1 e10 online watch online anytime.
Wynton marsalis the real power of jazz and the innovation of jazz is that a group of people can. Pdf download creole gumbo and all that jazz pdf online. Jazz, a new documentary by ken burns, is a celebration of a unique american art form and of the people that made it. Jazz up your middle school music curriculum with this 26 page bundle of jazz music worksheets, activities, assessments, and a unit test. Jazz is a coproduction of florentine films and weta. Burns heralds jazz as the great american contribution to world music and sets it. Ken burns jazz worksheet, episode 2, the gift autosaved. Jazz is a 2001 television documentary miniseries, directed by ken burns. More americans get their history from ken burns than any other source. The series first premiered on pbs in 1990 and 40 million viewers tuned in the week it played, making it the most successful and popular documentary ever produced at the time. End clip after wynton marsalis plays stars and stripes forever jazz style 40. Jazz season 1, episode 7 dedicated to chaos 1940 1945. As the depression drags on, jazz comes as close as ever to being americas music. Create an account and get 24 hours access for free.
The film begins with an overview of wwii and its effect on america, then documents the first year of the war from the point of view of four families from towns in four different regions of the united states. Jazz, stupendous technological achievements brooklyn bridge, profound. Episode 1 gumbo a group of people can get together and improve art. Jazz by ken burns part 1 worksheet and transcript by. Jazz begins in new orleans, nineteenth century americas most cosmopolitan city, where the sound of marching bands, italian opera, caribbean rhythms, and minstrel shows fills the. Jazz begins in new orleans, nineteenth century americas most cosmopolitan city, where the sound of marching bands, italian opera, caribbean rhythms, and minstrel shows fills the streets with a.
Enjoy the 8minute intro to episode 1 of ken burns documentary then proceed to answer the following questions based on episodes 1 and 2 of. The 10part series follows the growth and development of jazz music from its beginnings to the present. Worksheets are students jazz, teaching jazz as american culture lesson plans, making americas music jazz history and the jazz, conflicting newspaper accounts lesson, teaching notes jazz, subject music course jazz workshop concert arc, louisiana a history teachers guide, training for ids providers september 9 2014. Worksheets are lesson plans and resources for the civil war, ken burns the war work 2, activity 1, teaching jazz as american culture lesson plans, students jazz, whirlwind activities, disaster of biblical proportions 8 23 12. One constant in his work has been the struggles of minorities in a nation. This episode is about what two african american musicians. View homework help ken burns jazz worksheet, episode 2, the gift 1. This product is a readytouse, printable film worksheet for use while viewing episode one deja vu of the broadcast version of vietnam by ken burns and lynn novick. They watch an excerpt about buddy bolden from the pbs ken burns jazz documentary, comparecontrast march and jazz rhythms, complete a worksheet, and notate and perform jazz. The script has the questions and answers highlighted and underlined. Ken burns celebrates the musics soaring achievements, from its origins in blues and.
In the 1890s, africanamerican musicians such as jelly roll morton, buddy. The script has the questions and answers highlighted and underlined, and i have highlighted the sections that i typically skip with my classes that are less mature a section on prostitution in new orleans, for example. Pbs a ken burns film the war is a sevenpart american world war ii documentary television miniseries that premiered on september 23, 2007. With keith david, wynton marsalis, gary giddins, kevin conway. Students compare and contrast the rhythms of marches and jazz. The central release of this program is the fivecd box set ken burns jazz.
Begin clip after visual cue heading the big noise, close up on buddy bolden 38. Ken burnss jazz, 1, gumbo alexander street, a proquest. Episode 2, the gift watch the film and answer the following questions. It saw the end of slavery, and was the watershed of a new political and economic order.