With Author Travis Atria joined by James Briggs Murray and Barbara Pierrat-Briggs  Location: Virtual Arthur Briggs is the most important name in jazz history you’ve probably never heard. Known as “The Louis Armstrong of France,” Briggs was among the most important musicians to bring jazz to Europe. Indeed, he had an uncanny ability to be where history was happening: from Harlem during the renaissance, to Paris during the Jazz Age, to a Nazi prison camp during WWII. He interacted with, and influenced, everyone from Django Reinhardt to the Prince of Wales. But Briggs’s life was about so much more than just music. His unbending sense of dignity led him to heroic acts during his imprisonment in the Nazi stalag at St. Denis, and his lifelong pursuit of racial justice make him a beacon for our age. In Better Days Will Come Again, this incredible story is told for the first time. Join...

The Life of Arthur Briggs, Jazz Genius of Harlem, Paris, and a Nazi Prison Camp with author Travis Atria joined by James Briggs Murray and Barbara Pierrat-Briggs Replay Event - Click Here Arthur Briggs is the most important name in jazz history you've probably never heard. Known as "The Louis Armstrong of France," Briggs was among the most important musicians to bring jazz to Europe. Indeed, he had an uncanny ability to be where history was happening: from Harlem during the renaissance, to Paris during the Jazz Age, to a Nazi prison camp during WWII. He interacted with, and influenced, everyone from Django Reinhardt to the Prince of Wales. But Briggs's life was about so much more than just music. His unbending sense of dignity led him to heroic acts during his imprisonment in the Nazi stalag at St. Denis, and his lifelong pursuit of racial justice make him a beacon for...