"Paris Noir: African-American Musicians in France"

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In the years following World War II, a number of African-American jazz musicians took up residence in France, inspired by the relative lack of racism, the working opportunities, and the appreciation that French audiences showed for their art. Jazz greats such as Dexter Gordon, Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke, and Don Byas spent long periods of time on the European continent and made many recordings there; we’ll hear from them as well as trumpeter Bill Coleman, tenor saxophonist Lucky Thompson, avant-garde group the Art Ensemble of Chicago, and more.

 

More here. The program airs this Saturday at 11:05 p.m. on WFIU and will be archived Monday morning on the new Night Lights website.

Edited July 14, 2015 by ghost of miles

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Up for Bastille broadcast on WNIN-Evansville and in another hour on WFIU. I've posted some more videos of Bud Powell in Paris circa 1959, in addition to the ones posted here.

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"Paris Noir" is now archived on the new site. We should have the "shows" page (i.e., new archives) working in the next week or so.

Edited July 14, 2015 by ghost of miles

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Paris Noir: African-American Jazz Musicians in France will re-air this weekend at 11 p.m. EST Saturday on WFIU, at 9 p.m. CT on WNIN-Evansville, and at 10 p.m. EST Sunday evening on Michigan's Blue Lake Public Radio. It is already posted for online listening.

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Up for Bastille Day:

Paris Noir: African-American Musicians In France

[Big Beat Steve]

Very interesting. But wouldn't it have been quite appropriate to give a BIT of airplay to EARLY African-American residents in France too? E.g. Big Boy Goudie, Garnet Clark, Willie Lewis ? After all they played an important role in setting the stage for the jazz climate that attracted Americans after the war.