the one accolades and a grammy for her tribute to another legend ella fitzgerald. >> she came to france, when she was 35 with her two kids. pretty much unknown, and rebuilt. her name. they open their arms to her. >> why france? >> she has always dreamed of france. some parts of the states you could not be considered as a human being, even. >> people are putting you on magazines and you were part of the party, just as much as everybody. 200 uh that african-americans also marched into europe, and music history. accompanied by their own jazz bands. for the war weary french, the joyous sound of early jazz was a revelation. and an instant tip, many black american musicians tired of prejudice, still face back home, jumped at the chance to stay and dazzle a city. where the color lines are more fluent. >> found out there's a lot of gigs and playing they can do, and they will come over and get stuck. that still dominates the pair of skyline, nose early jazz ex-patriots helped turn a sleepy hillside neighborhood into a bastion of the roaring 20's. >> when you look at the pictures and roof tops an

and another jazz legend, ella fitzgerald. >> you talked about your mum being a role model. >> she cameance, two kids, freshly divorced and pretty much unknown and rebuilt her name by herself. and the artistic world opened her arms to her. >> my france. she dreamed of france. like a lot of black musicians. we have a thing about france. in the "30, "40s, '50s, some parts of the state you could not be considered as a human being even. in france you were going through the front doors, people were putting you on magazines and you were part of the party as much as everybody. the list of black musicians who found refuge in europe and france is long. >> that history started where millions of american soldiers were sent across the atlant uk to help france defeat germany in world war i. 2,000 also marked into europe and music history, accompanied by their own jazz bands. for the war-weary french, the sound of jazz was a revelation, and an instant hit. many black american musicians tired of presently faced at home jumped at the chance to stay and dazzle a city where the colour lines are more flue