The Jazz Train

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Synopsis:

This musical travels through the life and times of jazz music. In the words of its central character, the Engineer, 'it started in the Congo a long time back. Got my fuel there/ From the beat of the drums. From the cry of the jungle/ from the call of the tribes.' The musical traced back the journey of African slaves through plantation songs and spirituals followed by spirituals, jazz, blues, jitterbug, be bop, calypso and much more.

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Author: Mervyn Nelson

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Director: Mervyn Nelson

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