Visions of Music - World Jazz invites the viewer on a journey to the roots of music, introducing the enormous impact that traditional music from around the world has had on contemporary jazz. This program features legendary musicians such as BB King, Dino Saluzzi, Tito Puente, Carlos Santana, Zawinul Joe, Manu Dibango, Abdullah Ibrahim, as well as new generation representatives such as Nicholas Payton, Cyro Baptista, and Don Byron. This episode of the Visions of Music series is titled "Rhythm and Jews" but could also be called "Klezmer". Klezmer is a Yiddish word that qualifies a musical instrument or a musician. New York trumpet player Frank London recounts the origins of Jewish music.
