Jazz may be an American-grown art form, but there are few places on the globe where the music hasn't found a home. This week on The New Jazz Archive, it’s stories and sounds from jazz’s history overseas. We’ll talk with Israeli saxophonist Anat Cohen about why Israel is becoming a hotbed for new jazz talent, and take a look at the nearly hundred-year-old history of jazz in Japan. And we’ll hear the story of how the U.S. State Department tried to use jazz as a weapon in the Cold War, and explore Europe’s version of the 1920s Jazz Age. That plus music from Josephine Baker, Danilo Perez and the three Cohens, this week on The New Jazz Archive.
Jazz Abroad
