"Jazz Parades is one of five films made from footage that Alan Lomax shot between 1978 and 1985 for the PBS American Patchwork series (1991). Jazz Parades shows the cathartic Sunday jazz parades of social clubs in New Orleans and an overview of the jazz scene in the convergence of 'the Uptown Blacks with the Downtown Creoles.' In interviews the participants explain the ritual aspect of 'turning loose' the dead, celebrating Mardi Gras, and sublimating violence by dancing in the streets."
folkstreams - 58 minutes (Video)
amazon: American Patchwork- Jazz Parades
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