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Directors: Stefan Immler Actors:
Esperanza Spalding Ravi Coltrane Joe Byrd Chuchito Valdes

History of Jazz: Oxygen for the Ears 2012

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'Oxygen for the Ears: Living Jazz' is a story of the trials and triumphs of jazz in America. Every jazz tune has a starting point - a simple note - from which the music starts its journey and rises. 'Oxygen for the Ears' portrays Washington D.C. as such a departure point for its documentary story, 'Living Jazz'.

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