A ten-part, nearly nineteen-hour documentary series that celebrates America's greatest original art form, a music whose improvisational spirit perfectly reflects the nation that gave it birth. The masterful series takes you from the birth of jazz at the dawn of the 20th century, the Harlem Renaissance and the Jazz Age to the Great Depression, WWII, the ‘50s, the ‘60s and into our modern era. Along the way, the film incorporates the wide range of American culture and historical events that interact directly with the music. DVD includes the featurette: Making of Jazz.