STAGE TUBE: Steve Brodner Sketches Cab Calloway

In these two videos Steve Brodner sketches Cab Calloway for use in the Cab Calloway: SKETCHES movie, which is released on 2/27. The documentary is about charismatic music and dance pioneer Cab Calloway, who is an exceptional figure in the history of jazz. Calloway lead one of the most popular African American big bands during the Harlem Renaissance and jazz and swing eras of the 1930s-40s. 

American Masters celebrates Cab Calloway's career and legacy during Black History Month with the new documentary Cab Calloway: SKETCHES premiering nationally Monday, February 27 at 10 p.m. (ET/PT) on PBS (check local listings). In the New York metro-area the film airs Sunday, February 26 at 8 p.m. on THIRTEEN.

Read more about Cab Calloway: SKETCHES.