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Radio 4 Extra,14 Feb 2017,30 mins

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A century after the first jazz recordings, Kevin Le Gendre explores how Jazz was received in the UK. First of a three-part series. How did the music spread into popular culture after the Original Dixieland Jazz Band first brought the sound of jazz to people's consciousness? Producer: Harry Parker First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2017.

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