Mel Brooks: Mel Brooks' Debut

Season 27 Episode 3

About the Episode

Mel Brooks ad-libbed his first stage appearance. The crowd loved it. The director did not.

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Documenting the legacy of drummer Max Roach

Director Sam Pollard was captivated by the life story of drummer and activist Max Roach.

2:28
How Max Roach created the experimental sound of M'Boom

Max Roach founded M'Boom, a jazz group made up of experimental percussionists.

2:12
Documenting the legacy of drummer Max Roach

Director Sam Pollard was captivated by the life story of drummer and activist Max Roach.

2:29
Dan Abrams on defending his father's work on Citizens United

Dan Abrams discusses how he admires his father for working on cases he may not agree with.

3:40
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

Experience the groundbreaking sounds of bebop pioneer and virtuoso composer Max Roach.

1:06
How the farmworkers’ movement used concerts to fundraise

Jim Cassell organized concerts as fundraisers for the farmworkers’ movement.

3:40
Peaceful protest with Joan Baez

Singer Joan Baez was one of the peaceful protesters of the farmworkers’ movement.

2:31
The music of America’s farmworkers

Daniel Valdez created a bolero song from the poem "Brown-Eyed Children of the Sun."

3:10
Cesar Chavez's love of jazz and pachuco culture

Civil rights activist Cesar Chavez expressed an interest in music from an early age.

3:27
Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely

Follow the 50-year career of preeminent First Amendment attorney Floyd Abrams.

2:20