"On the most basic level the goal is to celebrate great jazz musicians.", says Director Loren Schoenberg. "As we broaden the context, with others I share an obsession to tell the story of America through jazz. This is something Ken Burns did with his recent documentary film for television. There's more than one way to 'skin a rabbit', more than one way to tell a story. That's the second goal. The third goal is to reflect the international scope of jazz. That may ultimately be the most significant, because we in America can't see that. People in other cultures may have to tell us about from their perspective."