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Music Inn

Documentary
10.0·2007·N/A

During a decade rife with paranoia, in the middle of the McCarthy era, Music Inn was a bold experiment. Halfway between the Second World War and The C...

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Cast

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

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Count Basie

Count Basie

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Eubie Blake

Eubie Blake

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Oscar Brand

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DIRECTOR

Ben Barenholtz

OVERVIEW

During a decade rife with paranoia, in the middle of the McCarthy era, Music Inn was a bold experiment. Halfway between the Second World War and The Civil Rights Movement, Phil and Stephanie Barber created an oasis in the Berkshire Hills in Western Massachusetts where aspiring musicians came to learn from the very best. Students and faculty, young and old, rich and poor, white, black, and brown convened together and learned from each other. Defying the surrounding environment, Music Inn harbored a racial and cultural harmony where music was all that mattered.