Great Performances
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Season 34 · Episode 1 ·
From Shtetl to Swing
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.
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Episode 1 of season 34 of Great Performances: “From Shtetl to Swing”. Aired 2005-10-05. Watch it online free on ZapFlix.