How the Middle East became a Jazzy Place

March 18, 2013 3:10 pm by admin

Cairo-based Goos Hofstee takes an in-depth look at the history of Oriental Jazz – and a phenomenon known as “jazz diplomacy.” During the heydays of the Cold War, when The United States’ image in the world was badly damaged, Adam Clayton Powell, the US representative for Harlem, went to the State Department with a rather revolutionary idea. In order to change the perception of the US abroad, the world needed to get to know the …

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How the Middle East became a jazzy place