The Jazz Ambassadors
The untold story of America's coolest weapon in the Cold War
Storyline
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?
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Cast & Crew
Leslie Odom Jr.
Narrator
Quincy Jones
Self
Dizzy Gillespie
Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong
Self (archive footage)
Darius Brubeck
Self
Bill Crow
Self
Duke Ellington
Self (archive footage)
Charlie Persip
Self
Frequently Asked Questions
The Jazz Ambassadors was released on May 4, 2018.
The runtime of The Jazz Ambassadors is 1h 0m.
The Jazz Ambassadors is a Documentary movie.
The Jazz Ambassadors has a rating of 7.0 out of 10 on TMDB.
The Jazz Ambassadors is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
The Jazz Ambassadors was directed by Hugo Berkeley.
The main cast of The Jazz Ambassadors includes Leslie Odom Jr., Quincy Jones, Dizzy Gillespie.
The Jazz Ambassadors is originally in English.