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 ...

Such is not the case with “Jelly’s Last Jam,” a 1992 musical that chronicles a life too far back to inspire theatergoers’ nostalgia: That of Jelly Roll Morton, a musician you probably only ...

Morton’s sobriquet Jelly Roll itself was a term for female genitalia, and the songs Lomax coaxed out of the often-reluctant pianist conjure a world that was rapidly receding, even in 1938. Elijah Wald ...

With a three-night gala celebrating the music of Jelly Roll Morton, the Jazz at Lincoln Center orchestra marked its 30th season at Rose Hall. Focusing on Morton's pioneer arranging achievements with ...

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

Jelly Roll Morton was buried without a headstone. Nine years later, the Southern California Hot Jazz Society held a fundraiser to finally put a marker over the jazzman’s casket.