☞ REMEMBER: Cab Calloway's Harlem Jazz Age

The above clip is from the new music documentary American Masters Cab Calloway: Sketches which will be premiering nationally Monday, February 27th at 10:00PM (ET/PT) on PBS (check local listings) in honor of Black History Month. In the New York metro-area the film airs Sunday, February 26th at 8:00 PM on THIRTEEN.  Cab Calloway lived in New York at various times in his life: he was born in Rochester, became a regular on the Harlem jazz scene, and lived in Long Island and Westchester for much of his adult life. The excerpt shows an animated version of the famous Harlem jazz map alongside old film clips.  Check out the full story on WNET: LINK