8 lessons from Jazz in America to use in a U.S. History classroom

I found an American Music workbook and CD at school and turned it into a 2.5 credit independent study high school elective class.  It makes me happy to see so many students taking the class I wrote. The teachers like it too.

This reminded me that I once heard about a U.S. History and Jazz Curriculum from T.S. Monk.  T.S. Monk told us teachers about it at a National Gallery of Art Summer Teacher Institute.  Monk came and talked to us and performed on the drums for us.  I recently looked up the Jazz in America curriculum that he was talking about and found out that there are 8 lessons (50 minutes or so long) for 5th grade, 8 lessons for 8th grade and 8 lessons for 11th grade.  They look great.  The audio snippets and photos make me want to try these lessons. I will let you know.  This is the current location of the lessons:

http://www.jazzinamerica.org/