Season 1

Lecture #1: Music As Metaphor

A two-hour journey through the history of American music that included live musical interludes. Illustrating his gift for combining prose and music with wisdom and humor, Marsalis led the crowd through a narrative that explained the evolution of jazz and the blues, and revealed how American music was vital to the development of the nation’s collective history.

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  • TheTVDB.com Season ID 1833400
  • Created April 12, 2020
  • Modified April 12, 2020
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Name First Aired Runtime Image
S01E01 Music and Meaning
April 28, 2011
YouTube
6
S01E02 Understanding the American Identity through Sonic Metaphors
April 28, 2011
YouTube
7
S01E03 The Power of Intention
April 28, 2011
YouTube
3
S01E04 The Journey to Individuality Under Pressure of Time
April 28, 2011
YouTube
S01E05 Sound as Identity
series finale
April 28, 2011
YouTube
3
S01E06 Approches to Improvisation
YouTube
S01E07 The Pursuit of Mutual Happiness
YouTube
S01E08 The Power of Sharing Power
YouTube
S01E09 Evolution of the Trap Drum Set
YouTube
S01E10 From the African 6/8 Rhythm to the American Shuffle
YouTube
S01E11 Executive, Judicial, and Legislative Swing
YouTube
S01E12 How the Rhythm Section Swings
YouTube
S01E13 The Meaning of Swing
YouTube
S01E14 The Improvisator’s Playing Field; The Chorus Format
YouTube
S01E15 Form and Flexibility
YouTube
S01E16 The Two-Beat Groove
YouTube
S01E17 Syncopation; Expect the Unexpected
YouTube
S01E18 The Melting Pot
YouTube
S01E19 Jazz Improvisation as Democratic Discourse
YouTube
S01E20 Blues Fundamentals
YouTube
S01E21 The Imprint of the Immigrant
YouTube
S01E22 Integration as Creation as Procreation
YouTube
S01E23 The Centrality of Love
YouTube
S01E24 Our Collective Identity
YouTube
S01E25 The Meaning of Soul
season finale
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