(Ken Burns opens the category for us.) On January 8, 2001 the series "Jazz" premiered with a look at this birthplace of jazz, the USA's most cosmopolitan city at the turn of the 20th century
Its chronological and thematic episodes provided a history of the 
jazz emphasizing innovative composers and musicians and American ... jazz 
music in the United States, from its origins at the turn of the 20th century... [DOC] [TLE] Jazz: A History of America's Music: Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns ... [PAR] Editorial Reviews.