Continuing the series in which Brian Morton examines the jazz scene in Nazi Germany and the ways in which it continued to flourish despite official condemnation. This week, an investigation into Nazi leaders' efforts to condemn jazz as non-Aryan and degenerate. Their policies had a swift and devastating effect on many jazz players, including one of Germany's most successful bandleaders, James Kok. In
1935, Kok was forbidden to perform or record, and soon afterwards was forced to flee the country. This programme features some of his recordings as well as performances by other early victims of Hitler's artistic doctrines.
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