In "Dedicated to Chaos," jazz artists grapple with the constraints of outdated big band styles as they stand on the edge of a new musical era. This movement took root at Minton’s Playhouse, a shabby venue where legends like Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, and Charlie Christian would gather to jam on Monday nights. The scene shifted dramatically when they met a young saxophonist from Kansas City, Charlie Parker, marking the arrival of the bebop revolution.
Show
Jazz
Episode
S01E07
Air Date
Jan 23, 2001
Season 1 Episodes
S01E01
Gumbo: Beginnings to 1917
S01E02
The Gift: 1917-1924
S01E03
Our Language: 1924 -1929
S01E04
The True Welcome: 1929-1934
S01E05
Swing: Pure Pleasure - 1935-1937
S01E06
Swing: The Velocity of Celebration - 1937-1939
S01E07
Dedicated to Chaos: 1940-1945
S01E08
Risk: 1945-1955
S01E09
The Adventure: 1956-1960
S01E10
A Masterpiece by Midnight: 1960 to the Present