[laughter] if there is one form of music america is famous for having invented, it is jazz. Invented in the early part of the 20th century in new orleans, jazz has become synonymous with american music. Not just in the United States, but around the world. America has produced incredible jazz legends, like duke ellington, count basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong. But today, at the top of the , is wynton marsalis, founder and director of jazz Lincoln Center. Hes a performer, educator, composer, and lives jazz 24 hours a day. Do you get tired of people calling you a jazz legend . [laughter] do you feel older when they say that to you . Wynton i like the word jazz, i dont like the legend. [laughter] david lets talk about your family for a moment. Sadly, your father passed away in april at the age of 85 because of covid. It must have been a very sad loss, because you were very close to him, of course. Wynton for all of us, me, my brother, we loved him so much. He was such an example fo
Welcome to arts 21 we are in cannes where a mini version of the citys famous Film Festival is giving hope to a struggling movie industry because the corona pandemic has hit the film business hard now if this were spring and it were a normal year the streets in cannes will be packed with filmmakers journalists and film fans but this is the fall and the process is nearly empty as empty as most theaters these days as empty as the most film sets where even the movies that are being made have to be done under very strict and costly new 1000. 00 safety protocols in fact the only place that film fans seem to be congregating these days is on streaming platforms at least at cannes many festival there are some new movies to be seen thats not the case in most cinemas these days the Hollywood Studios have held back their big blocked. No one can say even if say the new batman or the new james theater but. If. They can Film Festival usually takes place but it all looks much the same as usual and as
Testimony to bygone cultures get. A fresh look on Human History welcome to tomorrow today d. W. Side show. Mayan civilization was once one of the most dominant cultures in mesoamerica. Centuries Old Buildings still bear witness to their amazing accomplishments and they might. And most Archaeological Research in the region has focused on them. But recent finds have shown that other peoples lived alongside the my a. Week ago on an expedition to north east and one tourists. This is the sleepy Little Village of guadalupe on the northeast coast of honduras. The love of daily life here. Revolves around fishing but theres now a new attraction archaeologists from germany and switzerland believe the area used to be inhabited by an ancient civilization but theres been very Little Research on the ground here today. We had to start from scratch were there even any archaeological sites here and if so in what condition we had absolutely no information to. The team followed clues from old records whi
Think i know. I wasnt coming to erie. I have to be honest. There was no way i was coming. We pay our own visit to see how Party Politics is playing with the folks of historic erie, pennsylvania. Plus after so long, you cant take no, you have to go out and get your yes. From atlanta to detroit, how black women became one of the most powerful voting blocs in american politics. Soledad im Soledad Obrien. Welcome to matter of fact. Theres a political transition underway from a Trump Presidency to a biden administration, though things are not yet final. In fact, well have to wait until december 14 when the Electoral College meets to make it official. As the votes came in, it was pennsylvanias 20 electoral votes that put native son joe biden over the 270vote Electoral College threshold and made him the president elect. Pennsylvania, like most states, awards electoral votes to the winner of the states popular vote. Only two states split their deperkt electoral votes. Nebraska, the red state,
If there is one form of music america is famous for having invented, it is jazz. In the early part of the 20th century in a new orleans, jazz has become synonymous with american music. Not just the u. S. , but around the world. America has produced incredible jazz legends, like duke ellington, count basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong. At the top of the chart is wynton marsalis, founder and director of jazz Lincoln Center. Hes a performer, educator, composer, and lives jazz 24 hours a day. Do you get tired of people calling you a jazz legend . Do you feel older when they say that to you . I like the word jazz, i dont like the legend. David lets talk about your family for a moment. Sadly, your father passed away in april at the age of 85 because of covid. It must have been a very sad loss, because you were very close to him. Wynton for all of us, me, my brother, we loved him so much. He was such an example for us. Such a kind man. A man with a large worldview and a large person. He