Poster of The Jazz Ambassadors

The Jazz Ambassadors

Plot: The Cold War and Civil Rights collide in this remarkable story of music, diplomacy and race. Beginning in 1955, when America asked its greatest jazz artists to travel the world as cultural ambassadors, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington and their mixed-race band members, faced a painful dilemma: how could they represent a country that still practiced Jim Crow segregation?
Release Date: Friday, May 4 2018
6 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Leslie Odom Jr.Leslie Odom Jr.
Leslie Odom Jr. was
36 in The Jazz Ambassadors
as 'Narrator'.
Thu, Aug 06 1981
Portrait of Quincy JonesQuincy Jones
Quincy Jones was
85 in The Jazz Ambassadors
as 'Self'.
Tue, Mar 14 1933
Portrait of Dizzy GillespieDizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie would have been no older than
75 in The Jazz Ambassadors
as 'Self (archive footage)'.
Sun, Oct 21 1917 –
Wed, Jan 06 1993
Portrait of Louis ArmstrongLouis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong would have been no older than
69 in The Jazz Ambassadors
as 'Self (archive footage)'.
Sun, Aug 04 1901 –
Tue, Jul 06 1971
Portrait of Darius BrubeckDarius Brubeck
Darius Brubeck was
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as 'Self'.
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Portrait of Bill CrowBill Crow
Bill Crow was
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as 'Self'.
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Portrait of Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington
Duke Ellington would have been no older than
75 in The Jazz Ambassadors
as 'Self (archive footage)'.
Sat, Apr 29 1899 –
Fri, May 24 1974
Portrait of Charlie PersipCharlie Persip
Charlie Persip was
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as 'Self'.
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Crew

Portrait of Hugo BerkeleyHugo Berkeley
Hugo Berkeley was
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as 'Director'
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Portrait of Dewald AukemaDewald Aukema
Dewald Aukema was
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as 'Director of Photography'
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Portrait of Andre LascarisAndre Lascaris
Andre Lascaris was
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as 'Director of Photography'
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Portrait of Mick CsákyMick Csáky
Mick Csáky was
72 in The Jazz Ambassadors
as 'Producer'
Fri, Aug 31 1945
Portrait of Nse AsuquoNse Asuquo
Nse Asuquo was
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as 'Editor'
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Portrait of Michael J. McEvoyMichael J. McEvoy
Michael J. McEvoy was
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as 'Music'
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