{{Short description|American TV musical series}} {{About|the television series|the album by Stan Kenton|Adventures in Jazz (album)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox television | image = | caption = | alt_name = | genre = Music | creator = | developer = | writer = | director = Levy, Ralph | creative_director = | presenter = | starring = | judges = | voices = | narrator = | theme_music_composer = | open_theme = | end_theme = | composer = | country = United States | language = English | num_seasons = | num_episodes = 23 | list_episodes = | executive_producer = | producer = | editor = | location = | cinematography = | camera = | runtime = 30 Minutes | company = | first_aired = {{Start date|1949|1|22}} | last_aired = {{End date|1949|6|24}} | related = | network = CBS }}
'''''Adventures in Jazz''''' is a CBS television show that was broadcast live from January 22, 1949, to June 24, 1949,<ref name=tt>{{cite book|last1=McNeil|first1=Alex|title=Total Television|date=1996|publisher=Penguin Books USA, Inc.|location=New York, New York|isbn=0-14-02-4916-8|page= 16|edition=4th}}</ref> 8-8:30 Eastern Time on Fridays,<ref name="brooks">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w8KztFy6QYwC&dq=%22Adventures+in+Jazz+Music%22&pg=PA15 |first1=Tim |last1=Brooks |author-link1=Tim Brooks (historian) |first2=Earle |last2=Marsh |year=2007 |edition=9 |title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present |page=15 |publisher=Ballantine Books |location=New York |isbn=978-0-345-49773-4 |access-date=2024-07-04 }}</ref> showcasing jazz musicians and singers.
Guest performers came from both traditional jazz and modern jazz styles. They included Sidney Bechet, Charlier Parker, Artie Shaw,<ref>{{cite book |last1=Harrod |first1=James A. |title=Stars of Jazz: A Complete History of the Innovative Television Series, 1956-1958 |date=2020 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-3779-2 |page=176 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_AfZDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Adventures+in+Jazz%22+CBS&pg=PT284 |accessdate=May 6, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Count Basie and June Christy made appearances on the short-lived series, with a total of 23 episodes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvbuzer.com/tv-shows/Adventures-In-Jazz|title=Adventures in Jazz |website=TVBuzer| accessdate=23 January 2015}}</ref>
Radio personality Fred Robbins hosted the series premiere on Saturday, January 22, 1949 (the show moved to its regular time-slot on the following Friday) but left due to other commitments. He was replaced by DJ Bill Williams, and later bandleader Bobby Sherwood, until his return on the April 29 episode. Original host Fred Robbins explained some of the vernacular of the genres to the viewing public.
Robert L. Bach produced the program. Directors included Ralph Levy<ref name="tt" /> and Kingman T. Moore.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=April 8, 1949 |page=6 |title=CBS |url=https://archive.org/details/rossreportstele01ross/page/n82/mode/1up?view=theater |magazine=Ross Reports |access-date=April 20, 2024 }}</ref>
''Adventures in Jazz'' was a sustaining program.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=CBS Dropping 4 Sustainers; Pix To Fill In |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/40s/1949/Billboard%201949-06-18.pdf#page=10 |access-date=November 24, 2020 |magazine=Billboard |date=June 18, 1949 |page=10}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{IMDb title|0040994}}
Category:CBS original programming Category:1949 American television series debuts Category:1949 American television series endings Category:1940s American music television series Category:American live television series
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