Great Performances - Season 34

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From Shtetl to Swing

1 - From Shtetl to Swing

Air Date: October 5, 2005

A collective journey from synagogue choirs to Harlem hot spots, from Yiddish theater to musical extravaganza, from klezmer to ragtime, from symphonic jazz to swing. All the way from the Bowery to Tin Pan Alley to Broadway to Hollywood - FROM SHTETL TO SWING recounts the ebullient story of a musical metamorphosis born in darkest Russia.

Episode 2

2 - Episode 2

Air Date: February 26, 2003

Episode 3

3 - Episode 3

Air Date: March 1, 2003

Episode 4

4 - Episode 4

Air Date: March 11, 2003

Episode 5

5 - Episode 5

Air Date: May 7, 2003

Episode 6

6 - Episode 6

Air Date: June 14, 2003

Episode 7

7 - Episode 7

Air Date: July 28, 2003

Episode 8

8 - Episode 8

Air Date: August 1, 2003

Episode 9

9 - Episode 9

Air Date: August 10, 2003

Episode 10

10 - Episode 10

Air Date: August 27, 2003

Episode 11

11 - Episode 11

Air Date: October 29, 2003

Garrison Keillor’s Independence Day Special: A Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood

15 - Garrison Keillor’s Independence Day Special: A Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood

Air Date: July 2, 2006

A concert version of the popular radio program.