According to 64 Parishes, Morton ranked “among the important defining figures in (jazz’s) initial evolution. Morton’s ...

Yet Morton ultimately rejected the fan’s plan, as the Chicago Defender announced with an Aug. 10 headline: “Jelly Roll Morton Won’t Ask For Cash (From) Melrose Company.” ...

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‘Jelly’s Last Jam’ City Center Through March 3 Jelly Roll Morton would have loved “Jelly’s Last Jam,” even though it hardly portrays him as an admirable character — heroic, certainly, but not ...

“Here you have a person’s life work, and a portrait of the world he lived in.” Finally, Jelly Roll Morton may get his due. Originally Published: December 2, 1997 at 1:00 AM CST ...

Radio & Podcasts New Orleans Diaspora - Jelly Roll Morton & Sidney Bechet (1923 - 1928) by Russell Perry November 20, 2018 In this hour, we'll explore the music of two more giants of the New Orleans ...

For Wald, Jelly Roll Morton represents the hidden history of early American music and culture, a history that was well documented in its time — Lomax was one of many folklorist-archivists of his ...

In this hour, we'll explore the music of two more giants of the New Orleans diaspora, pianist and composer Jelly Roll Morton, who left Louisiana in 1908 and clarinetist and soprano saxophonist Sidney ...

-- Jelly Roll Morton, talking in 1938 to folklorist Alan Lomax Explore more of Jeff Morgan's work online at WhereYart.net and in person at the Where Y'Art gallery, 1901 Royal St.

Actors who played the role of Jelly Roll Morton: Brian Mitchell,Gregory Hines,Lawrence Hamilton [Broadway] ...