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From https://www.goethe.de/ins/us/en/sta/wsh/ver.cfm?fuseaction=events.detail&event_id=21108788

Very few music genres have been – and continue to be – formed through such a turbulent history as that of jazz. Deeply rooted in the Afro-American blues- and ragtime scene of New Orleans, jazz transformed and redefined itself in the 1920s, spreading like musical wildfire worldwide as a messenger of a new esthetic. It quickly gained a foothold in Germany, where it became the soundtrack for the Roaring Twenties Berlin.

The exhibition German Jazz (Deutscher Jazz) showcases this unique genre in its most important stages, from its beginnings to the current post-millennial scene. Via short introductions and more detailed texts, the exhibition tells of clubs and festivals, music labels, and the role of radio, and introduces important figures and stylistic tendencies. Photographs from public and private collections alongside numerous audio examples round off the exhibition, providing exciting insights into the German jazz scene.

The exhibition is taking place through January 26, 2018, at the Goethe-Institut Washington. For full details go to https://www.goethe.de/ins/us/en/sta/wsh/ver.cfm?fuseaction=events.detail&event_id=21108788