Welcome to discussions about traditional jazz and ragtime. This section of our Bulletin Board contains archived discussions of our most recent topic, Ken Burns' PBS 10-part documentary, "Jazz." Click here for a list of the series' 10 episodes.

• Ken Burns JAZZ - charles Bergere 3/11/01 ( 1)
  • Re: Ken Burns JAZZ - David Sager 3/12/01 ( 0)
• Archives and new topic - Leslie Johnson 3/08/01 ( 0)
• Various and Sundry - Jon Pult 3/03/01 ( 5)
  • Re: Various and Sundry - Hal Smith 3/04/01 ( 4)
    • Re: Various and Sundry - David Sager 3/05/01 ( 3)
      • Re: On Nick Larocca adn the ODJB - Jim Beebe 3/06/01 ( 2)
        • Re: On Nick Larocca adn the ODJB - Don Mopsick 3/12/01 ( 0)
        • ODJB- other musicians influenced by... - David Sager 3/06/01 ( 0)
• now what? - David Sager 2/28/01 ( 3)
  • Re: now what? - Herman Stancill 3/01/01 ( 0)
  • Re: now what? - Leslie Johnson 3/01/01 ( 0)
  • Re: now what? No more Burns on PBS - JIm Beebe 3/01/01 ( 0)
• Ken Burns Jazz Program - Harry O. Brunn 2/23/01 ( 0)
• Where did Dixieland and Trad go? - Don Dawkins 2/21/01 ( 1)
  • Re: Where did Dixieland and Trad go? - Hal Smith 2/21/01 ( 0)
• Please say more, Butch! - David Apolloni 2/18/01 ( 0)
• A fascinating jazz history web site - Jody Hughes 2/17/01 ( 1)
  • Re: A fascinating jazz history web site - Leslie Johnson 2/18/01 ( 0)
• Burns Part 2 & 3 - bill king 2/16/01 ( 0)
• Burns-eye view - butch thompson 2/16/01 ( 2)
  • Re: Burns-eye view - Hal Smith 2/19/01 ( 0)
  • Re: Burns-eye view - Herman 2/16/01 ( 0)
• Ken Burns Jazz Series - Alice Leyland 2/13/01 ( 0)
• Ken Burns Series - Jim Armstrong 2/12/01 ( 1)
  • Re: Ken Burns Series - Jim Armstrong 2/12/01 ( 0)
• Thanks,Leslie! - David Apolloni 2/12/01 ( 1)
  • Re: Thanks,Leslie! - Leslie Johnson 2/13/01 ( 0)
• Negative, Negative, Blah, Blah, Blah - Arnett Howard 2/08/01 ( 3)
  • Re: Negative, Negative, Blah, Blah, Blah - David Apolloni 2/08/01 ( 2)
    • Re:I Wanna See Your Videography - Arnett Howard 2/09/01 ( 1)
      • Re:I Wanna See Your Videography - David Apolloni 2/09/01 ( 0)
• Further Reflections on Ken Burns' Jazz - Robert Hoyt 2/07/01 ( 1)
  • Re: Further Reflections on Ken Burns' Jazz - Bob Byler 2/12/01 ( 0)
• TD on PBS "Jazz" - Fred Spencer 2/07/01 ( 2)
  • Re: TD on PBS "Jazz" - David Sager 2/07/01 ( 1)
    • Re: TD on PBS "Jazz" - Herman 2/08/01 ( 0)
• Four black Crows - jim beebe 2/07/01 ( 2)
  • Re: Four black Crows - Herman Stancill 2/08/01 ( 0)
  • Re: Four black Crows - David Sager 2/07/01 ( 0)
• Transcripts - Leslie Johnson 2/07/01 ( 5)
  • Re: Transcripts - Arnett Howard 2/09/01 ( 0)
  • Re: Transcripts - Rich Johnson 2/09/01 ( 1)
    • Re: Transcripts - Leslie Johnson 2/09/01 ( 0)
  • Re: Transcripts - Bill Zamzow 2/07/01 ( 1)
    • Re: Transcripts - Leslie Johnson 2/07/01 ( 0)
• Satchmo almost saves Ken Burns - Jim Beebe 2/05/01 ( 1)
  • Re: Satchmo almost saves Ken Burns - peter p sbarbaro 2/05/01 ( 0)
• Now You Has Jazz - Robert Hoyt 2/04/01 ( 4)
  • Re: Now You Has Jazz - Gregory Solman 2/06/01 ( 0)
  • Re: Now You Has Jazz - David Apolloni 2/05/01 ( 1)
    • Re: Now You Has Jazz - Gregory Solman 2/06/01 ( 0)
  • Re: Now You Has Jazz - Scott Yanow 2/05/01 ( 0)
• Burns Victum - Bill King 2/04/01 ( 1)
  • Re: Other missing instruments... - Gregory Solman 2/06/01 ( 0)
• The Burns/Marsalis film - Bob Byler 2/03/01 ( 5)
  • Re: The Burns/Marsalis film - Bob Byler 2/11/01 ( 2)
    • Re: The Burns/Marsalis film - Leslie Johnson 2/12/01 ( 1)
      • Re: The Burns/Marsalis film - Hal Smith 2/13/01 ( 0)
  • Re: The Burns/Marsalis film - Roberta McCabe 2/04/01 ( 0)
  • Re: The Burns/Marsalis film - Don Mopsick 2/04/01 ( 0)
• A classical guys perspective - Bruce Jacobs 2/03/01 ( 1)
  • Re: A classical guys perspective - Don Mopsick 2/03/01 ( 0)
• Jazz "umbrella" too narrow. - Sol Helfand 2/03/01 ( 1)
  • Re: Jazz "umbrella" too narrow. - Scott Yanow 2/03/01 ( 0)
• Ken Burns' Jazz Crockumentary - Pat Starner 2/02/01 ( 2)
• Strange Fruit - David Sager 2/01/01 ( 0)
• Episode Ten - David Sager 2/01/01 ( 1)
  • Re: Episode Ten - Scott Yanow 2/03/01 ( 0)
• Is Real Jazz Dead? No Way - George Borgman 2/01/01 ( 2)
  • Re: Is Real Jazz Dead? No Way - Herman 2/01/01 ( 0)
  • Re: Is Real Jazz Dead? No Way - Scott Yanow 2/01/01 ( 0)
• Jazz - Herman 2/01/01 ( 2)
  • Re: Jazz - David Sager 2/01/01 ( 1)
    • Editing Songs is a disgrace - Gregory Solman 2/04/01 ( 0)
• Happily a Moldy Fig - George Borgman 1/31/01 ( 0)
• Lost my jazz novice & buying into the myth - Jody Hughes 1/31/01 ( 1)
  • Re: Lost my jazz novice & buying into the myth - Hal Smith 1/31/01 ( 0)
• Meditations on Episode #9 - Don Mopsick 1/30/01 ( 0)
• Children watching the jazz series? - George Borgman 1/29/01 ( 3)
  • Re: Children watching the jazz series? - Dan Meyer 1/31/01 ( 1)
    • Re: Jazz is from... - Gregory Solman 2/04/01 ( 0)
  • Re: Children watching the jazz series? - David Sager 1/30/01 ( 0)
• gnats - Hal Smith 1/29/01 ( 2)
  • Gnat replies - Gregory Solman 2/04/01 ( 0)
  • Re: gnats - David Sager 1/30/01 ( 0)
• A few comments on this mess - Scott Yanow 1/29/01 ( 5)
  • Re: A few comments on this mess - David Sager 1/30/01 ( 1)
    • Re: A few comments on this mess - Hal Smith 1/30/01 ( 0)
  • Re: A few comments on this mess - Hal Smith 1/29/01 ( 2)
    • Re: A few comments on this mess - David Sager 1/30/01 ( 1)
      • Re: Condon - Hal Smith 1/30/01 ( 0)
• Be-bop - Don Mopsick 1/29/01 ( 0)
• quick question - David Sager 1/29/01 ( 4)
  • Re: quick question - Dwight Roberson 2/12/01 ( 0)
  • Re: quick question - Hal Smith 1/29/01 ( 1)
    • Re: quick question - Myles Johnson 2/09/01 ( 0)
  • Re: quick question - Leslie Johnson 1/29/01 ( 0)
• Jazz in other countries neglected in 1st eight episodes - George Borgman 1/28/01 ( 1)
  • Re: 'I thought I heard Wynton Marsalis Say' - Jim Beebe 1/28/01 ( 0)
• A Possible Positive Outcome - David Apolloni 1/27/01 ( 2)
  • Re: A Possible Positive Outcome - Roberta McCabe 1/29/01 ( 0)
  • Re: qualification - David Apolloni 1/27/01 ( 0)
• Drafting a jazz novice - Jody Hughes 1/27/01 ( 5)
  • Were any musicians ever lynched? - JIm Beebe 1/28/01 ( 2)
    • Re: Were any musicians ever lynched? - Dan Meyer 1/31/01 ( 0)
    • Last Official Act in Office - Jim Beebe 1/28/01 ( 0)
  • Re: Drafting a jazz novice - George Borgman 1/27/01 ( 1)
    • Re: Drafting a jazz novice - Paige VanVorst 1/28/01 ( 0)
• Ken Burns Jazz - Herman 1/26/01 ( 0)
• Jazz - Herman 1/26/01 ( 3)
  • Re: Jazz - Pat Starner 2/08/01 ( 1)
    • Re: Jazz - Herman 2/08/01 ( 0)
  • Re: Jazz - Herman 2/05/01 ( 0)
• Another angry letter to PBS concerning JAZZ - David Apolloni 1/26/01 ( 9)
  • Re: Another angry letter to PBS concerning JAZZ - David Sager 1/26/01 ( 5)
    • Re: Another angry letter to PBS concerning JAZZ - George Borgman 1/26/01 ( 1)
      • Re: Another angry letter to PBS concerning JAZZ - David Sager 1/29/01 ( 0)
    • Re: Another angry letter to PBS concerning JAZZ - David Apolloni 1/26/01 ( 2)
      • Re: Another angry letter to PBS concerning JAZZ - David Sager 1/26/01 ( 1)
        • Re: Another angry letter to PBS concerning JAZZ - David Apolloni 1/26/01 ( 0)
  • Re: PBS address? - Jim Beebe 1/26/01 ( 2)
    • Re: PBS address? - Roberta McCabe 1/31/01 ( 0)
    • Re: PBS address? - David Sager 1/26/01 ( 0)
• Ken Burns' Jazz - Episode 8 - Roberta McCabe 1/25/01 ( 0)
• Kansas City Jazz and Mr. Burns - David Sager 1/25/01 ( 0)
• current issue - Lisa M. Williams 1/24/01 ( 0)
• Keb Burns Jazz Documentary - George Borgman 1/24/01 ( 2)
  • Re: Keb Burns Jazz Documentary - Caroline Stafford Forbes 2/08/01 ( 0)
  • Re: Keb Burns Jazz Documentary - George Borgman 1/24/01 ( 0)
• Ken Burns,Wynton,AGENDAS and ME - Steve Pistorius 1/23/01 ( 1)
  • Re: thanks Steve Pistorius - Jim Beebe 1/23/01 ( 0)
• More musicians, please - Butch Thompson 1/23/01 ( 0)
• Burns' commentators on Bix - David Apolloni 1/21/01 ( 0)
• For Sager on Burns ALL THAT JIVE - JIm Beebe 1/21/01 ( 0)
• Episode #1 - Scott Yanow 1/19/01 ( 0)
• Episode 5: Pure Pleasure - Leslie Johnson 1/18/01 ( 8)
  • Re: Episode 5: Pure Pleasure - Scott Yanow 1/21/01 ( 3)
    • Re: Episode 5: Pure Pleasure - Gregory Solman 2/06/01 ( 0)
    • Re: Episode 5: Pure Pleasure - George Borgman 1/21/01 ( 1)
      • Re: Episode 5: Pure Pleasure - Gregory Solman 2/06/01 ( 0)
  • Re: Episode 5: Pure Pleasure - George Borgman 1/18/01 ( 3)
    • Re: Episode 5: Pure Pleasure - Roberta McCabe 1/19/01 ( 2)
      • Re: Episode 5: Pure Pleasure - George Borgman 1/19/01 ( 1)
• JAZZ 1945-1955 - Hal Smith 1/18/01 ( 3)
  • Re: JAZZ - Jim Beebe 1/18/01 ( 2)
    • Re: JAZZ - David Sager 1/19/01 ( 1)
      • Re: JAZZ - David Sager 1/19/01 ( 0)
• Jazz Journalists Take on Burns Series - Leslie Johnson 1/16/01 ( 0)
• New York Times Articles - Leslie Johnson 1/13/01 ( 0)
• ODJB myths-Ken and Marsalis Burns - peter sbarbaro 1/12/01 ( 2)
  • Re: ODJB myths-Ken and Marsalis Burns - Charlie DeVore 1/12/01 ( 1)
    • Re: ODJB myths-Ken and Marsalis Burns - David Sager 1/17/01 ( 0)
• Ken Burns - C Schaub 1/12/01 ( 14)
  • Re: Ken Burns - David Lewis 1/25/01 ( 3)
    • Re: Ken Burns - Leslie Johnson 1/26/01 ( 0)
    • Re: Ken Burns - Dave Bartholomew 1/25/01 ( 0)
    • Re: Ken Burns - George Borgman 1/25/01 ( 0)
  • Re: Ken Burns - George Borgman 1/13/01 ( 0)
  • Re: Ken Burns - Leslie Johnson 1/13/01 ( 0)
  • Re: Ken Burns - Jim Beebe 1/13/01 ( 4)
    • Re: Ken Burns - David Sager 1/17/01 ( 1)
      • Re: Ken Burns - Dan Meyer 1/24/01 ( 0)
    • Re: Diana West article ALL THAT JAZZ on Ken Burns series - Jim Beebe 1/16/01 ( 1)
      • Re: Diana West article ALL THAT JAZZ on Ken Burns series - George Borgman 1/16/01 ( 0)
  • Re: Ken Burns - Charlie DeVore 1/12/01 ( 0)
  • Re: Ken Burns - Hal Smith 1/12/01 ( 0)
  • Re: Ken Burns - butch thompson 1/12/01 ( 0)
• Ken Burns Jazz #3 - George Borgman 1/11/01 ( 0)
• Ken Burns Jazz - Jim Beebe 1/11/01 ( 0)
• ken burns 1-3 - Butch Thompson 1/11/01 ( 0)
• Ken Burns #3 - Hal Smith 1/11/01 ( 3)
  • Ken Burns #3 - Hal Smith 1/11/01 ( 1)
    • Burns 3 I wasn't exactly upset. More like convulsed with laughter at the absurdity of it. What WERE they thinking? - Bill Mitchell 1/11/01 ( 0)
  • Ken Burns #3 - Leslie Johnson 1/11/01 ( 0)
• Ken Burns #1 - Charlie DeVore 1/11/01 ( 1)
  • eddie jackson - Al G. Hough 3/14/01 ( 0)
• "Jazz:" Week 1 - Butch Thompson 1/10/01 ( 0)
• Ken Burns #1 and #2 - Bill Mitchell 1/10/01 ( 0)
• Ken Burns #2 - Paige VanVorst 1/10/01 ( 0)
• Ken Burns #2 - Jim beebe 01/10/01 ( 0)
• Ken Burns #1, #2 - Hal Smith 01/10/01 ( 3)
  • Re: Ken Burns #1, #2 - Dan Meyer 1/24/01 ( 0)
  • Re: Ken Burns #1, #2 - David Sager 1/17/01 ( 0)
  • Re: Ken Burns #1, #2 - Hal Smith 01/10/01 ( 0)
• Ken Burns Jazz #2 - Charlie DeVore 01/09/01 ( 1)
  • Re: Ken Burns Jazz #2 - Leslie Johnson 01/09/01 ( 0)
• Ken Burns Jazz #2 - George Borgman 01/09/01 ( 0)
• Ken Burns Jazz #1 - Jim Beebe 01/09/01 ( 0)
• Ken Burns jazz documentary - George Borgman 01/09/01 ( 3)
  • Re: Ken Burns jazz documentary - Dan Meyer 1/24/01 ( 0)
  • Re: Ken Burns jazz documentary - Bill Mossman 1/12/01 ( 1)
    • Re: Ken Burns jazz documentary - Roberta McCabe 1/14/01 ( 0)