Lionel Richie narrates a series that looks at the huge influence black people have had on popular music.
3: Blowin' up a Storm - Now You Have Jazz
This instalment reveals how jazz originated from the New Orleans red-light district. It also explores the major styles of jazz - boogie and big band - that emerged around 1900 in the southern States, and looks at behop, the most free-form of all jazz styles. Artists interviewed include
Courtney Pine, Hugh Masekela ,
Jimmy Scott , Marlena Shaw , Taj Mahal,
Marlena Shaw , Dionne Warwick , the Crusaders, Airto Moreira and George Duke.