David Sager's guest appearances

David Sager

Carnegie Council Podcasts

1919: The Year of the Crack-Up

Andrew Roberts

Nan Woodruff

David Bordwell

Anna Clark

Lisa McGirr

Dwight Eisenhower

Maurice Isserman

Eugene Debs

Jeffrey Wasserstrom

Ted Widmer

Adam Green

Gyan Prakash

Teddy Roosevelt

Christopher L. Pastore

Matthew Avery Sutton

OwlTail

Jazz historian David Sager describes the beginnings of jazz and its enthusiastic reception in France during World War I. He tells the amazing and tragic story of African American musician James Reese Europe, a leader in the creation and acceptance of jazz, who didn't live long enough to see what a difference he made to music and to race relations.

<p>Jazz historian David Sager describes the beginnings of jazz and its enthusiastic reception in France during World War I. He tells the amazing and tragic story of African American musician James Reese Europe, a leader in the creation and acceptance of jazz, who didn't live long enough to see what a difference he made to music and to race relations.</p>

The Crack-Up: Jazz Arrives, Loudly, in 1919, with David Sager

In this fascinating podcast, Ted Widmer talks to jazz historian David Sager about his "New York Times" essay on the genre's breakthrough in 1919, its popularity in France during World War I, and the tragic story of legendary African American bandleader James Reese Europe.

<p>In this fascinating podcast, Ted Widmer talks to jazz historian David Sager about his "New York Times" essay on the genre's breakthrough in 1919, its popularity in France during World War I, and the tragic story of legendary African American bandleader James Reese Europe.</p>

Jazz Arrives, Loudly, in 1919, with David Sager