[PAR] [TLE] Ken Burns [SEP] Kenneth Lauren "Ken" Burns (born July 29, 1953) is an American filmmaker, known for his style of using archival footage and photographs in documentary films.  His most widely known documentaries are "The Civil War" (1990), "Baseball" (1994), "Jazz" (2001), "The War" (2007), "" (2009), "Prohibition" (2011), "The Central Park Five" (2012), "The Roosevelts" (2014), and "The Vietnam War" (2017).  He was also executive producer of both "The West" (1996, directed by Stephen Ives), and "Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies" (2015, directed by Barak Goodman). [PAR] [TLE] Jazz (TV series) [SEP] Jazz is a 2000 documentary miniseries, directed by Ken Burns.  It was broadcast on PBS in 2001, and was released on DVD and VHS on January 2, 2001 by the same company.  Its chronological and thematic episodes provided a history of jazz, emphasizing innovative composers and musicians and American history.  Swing musicians Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington are the central figures.  Several episodes discussed the later contributions of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie to bebop, and of Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, and John Coltrane to free and cool jazz.  Nine episodes surveyed forty-five years (1917–1961), leaving the final episode to cover forty years (1961–2001).  The documentary examines the impacts of racial segregation and drugs on jazz.
[PAR] [TLE] Ken Burns [ SEP ] Kenneth Lauren " Ken " Burns ( born July 29 , 1953 ) is an American filmmaker , known for his style of using archival footage and photographs in documentary films . His most widely known documentaries are " The Civil War " ( 1990 ) , " Baseball " ( 1994 ) , " Jazz " ( 2001 ) , " The War " ( 2007 ) , " " ( 2009 ) , " Prohibition " ( 2011 ) , " The Central Park Five " ( 2012 ) , " The Roosevelts " ( 2014 ) , and " The Vietnam War " ( 2017 ) . He was also executive producer of both " The West " ( 1996 , directed by Stephen Ives ) , and " Cancer : The Emperor of All Maladies " ( 2015 , directed by Barak Goodman ) . [PAR] [TLE] Jazz ( TV series ) [ SEP ] Jazz is a 2000 documentary miniseries , directed by Ken Burns . It was broadcast on PBS in 2001 , and was released on DVD and VHS on January 2 , 2001 by the same company . Its chronological and thematic episodes provided a history of jazz , emphasizing innovative composers and musicians and American history . Swing musicians Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington are the central figures . Several episodes discussed the later contributions of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie to bebop , and of Miles Davis , Ornette Coleman , and John Coltrane to free and cool jazz . Nine episodes surveyed forty - five years ( 1917–1961 ) , leaving the final episode to cover forty years ( 1961–2001 ) . The documentary examines the impacts of racial segregation and drugs on jazz .
Jazz is a 2000 documentary miniseries, directed by which American filmmaker, known for his style of using archival footage and photographs in documentary films?
Jazz is a 2000 documentary miniseries , directed by which American filmmaker , known for his style of using archival footage and photographs in documentary films ?
Kenneth Lauren "Ken" Burns
Kenneth Lauren "Ken" Burns