The Jazz Ambassadors

The Jazz Ambassadors tells the story of how jazz music became an unlikely weapon in the Cold War struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union. In the 1950s, America's greatest jazz musicians, including Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, and Duke Ellington, were sent around the world as cultural ambassadors, tasked with representing a country that still practiced segregation and discrimination. Despite facing a painful dilemma, these artists used their music to conquer hearts and minds, while also subtly subverting the status quo and furthering the cause of civil rights. Through their performances, they showed the world a different side of America, one that values freedom, equality, and tolerance. In the end, their music and message helped to shift the cultural landscape, both at home and abroad.

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