This is a series of programs that examines this history of jazz music. A website to accompany the series is available at http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/jazz/home/ --Ministry of Education website.

Instrumental Jazz 10 (2012). Instrumental Jazz 20 (2012). Instrumental Jazz 30 (2012). DVD ; NTSC 1. Full screen version. Closed-captioned. Note: Due to the length of each of the programs, educators are encouraged to select portions of the program for classroom use.--Ministry of Education website. Contents: Titles: Episode one : Gumbo -- Episode two : The gift -- Episode three : Our language -- Episode four : The true welcome -- Episode five : Swing: pure pleasure -- Episode six : Swing: the velocity of celebration -- Episode seven : Dedicated to chaos -- Episode eight : Risk -- Episode nine : the adventure -- Episode ten : A masterpiece by midnight.