Adventures in Jazz

This article is about the television series. For the album by Stan Kenton, see Adventures in Jazz (album).

Adventures in Jazz is a CBS television show that was broadcast live from January 22, 1949, to June 24, 1949,^[1] 8-8:30 Eastern Time on Fridays,^[2] showcasing jazz musicians and singers.

Adventures in Jazz
Genre	Music
Directed by	Levy, Ralph
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	23
Production
Running time	30 Minutes
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	January 22 (1949-01-22) – June 24, 1949 (1949-06-24)

Guest performers came from both traditional jazz and modern jazz styles. They included Sidney Bechet, Charlier Parker, Artie Shaw,^[3] Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Count Basie and June Christy made appearances on the short-lived series, with a total of 23 episodes.^[4]

Radio personality Fred Robbins hosted the series premiere on Saturday, January 22, 1949 (the show moved to its regular time-slot on the following Friday) but left due to other commitments. He was replaced by DJ Bill Williams, and later bandleader Bobby Sherwood, until his return on the April 29 episode. Original host Fred Robbins explained some of the vernacular of the genres to the viewing public.

Robert L. Bach produced the program. Directors included Ralph Levy^[1] and Kingman T. Moore.^[5]

Adventures in Jazz was a sustaining program.^[6]