Ken Burns Plans Jazz Documentary

RADNOR, Pa. (AP) â€” Filmmaker Ken Burns says jazz has something that pop music never will have, and that's why jazz is the subject of his new 10-part documentary. <br><br>``Let's be honest: Most

Wednesday, December 27th 2000, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

RADNOR, Pa. (AP) â€” Filmmaker Ken Burns says jazz has something that pop music never will have, and that's why jazz is the subject of his new 10-part documentary.

``Let's be honest: Most of pop music is about sex,'' Burns said in the upcoming issue of TV Guide. Britney Spears and Madonna ``can lead you to the bedroom door, but they don't tell you what to do about human intimacy. Then you need Miles Davis and Duke Ellington.''

Burns said jazz is one of America's most important contributions to the world.

``I knew all the musicians, but I didn't know how powerful their stories were,'' he says. ``In their own right, they're just as important as the founding fathers.''