From Shtetl to Swing Great Performances : Season 34 Episode 1
TV-G PBS 3h 00m
Aired: October 5th, 2005 @ 9:00 PM EST on PBS
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.
