Oregon Experience
Jazz Town
Season 10 Episode 1004 | 29m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
Jazz Town explores the vibrant, post-World War II eruption of jazz in Portland.
Jazz Town examines the vibrant, post-World War II eruption of music and nightlife in North and Northeast Portland. A colorful and significant chapter in the city’s cultural narrative, this short-lived period is largely unknown to many Oregonians.
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Oregon Experience
Jazz Town
Season 10 Episode 1004 | 29m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
Jazz Town examines the vibrant, post-World War II eruption of music and nightlife in North and Northeast Portland. A colorful and significant chapter in the city’s cultural narrative, this short-lived period is largely unknown to many Oregonians.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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