The Banjo Project is a cross-media cultural odyssey: a major television documentary, a live stage/multi-media performance, and a website that chronicle the journey of America’s quintessential instrument—the banjo—from its African roots to the 21st century. It’s a collaboration between Emmy-winning writer-producer Marc Fields and banjo virtuoso Tony Trischka (the Project’s Music Director), one of the most acclaimed acoustic musicians of his generation.
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A comprehensive look at a quintessential American musical instrument the banjo from its African roots to contemporary jazz and into the 21st century.
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Narrated by Steve Martin a banjoist himself the film explores the roots of American music — the minstrel show ragtime and early jazz blues old-time folk ...
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