In 1938 Jelly Roll Morton, a major New Orleans jazz pioneer, sat down for a series of extensive interviews and performances with a young folklorist named Alan Lomax. Sound recordings of these ...

Under the auspices of Encores!, a riveting warts-and-nothing-else revival of that Jelly Roll Morton bio-musical opened Wednesday at the New York City Center. George C. Wolfe wrote the book and ...

His name was Tony Jackson (1882-1921), and he was the son of formerly enslaved parents. During the Storyville era, Jackson became a popular musician both for his hot piano arrangements and his elegant ...

The distinct sounds of New Orleans will fill Popejoy Hall on Saturday, Feb. 8. "New Orleans Songbook: A Jazz at Lincoln ...

I was going to hear Blues and Jazz at the Patricia Hotel, 403 E. Hastings St. in Vancouver. The event was Jelly Roll Morton Making Vancouver Concert, hosted by Stephen Quinn of CBC Radio One's "On the ...

This vivid, impressionistic portrait of legendary jazz pianist Jelly Roll Morton features Tony, Emmy, and Grammy winner Billy Porter (Pose) as the Chimney Man and Tony Award winner Joaquina ...

Feted and neglected, celebrated and scorned, loved and despised, he lived on the edge of the edgy world that characterised life in early 20th century America.This is his story, narrated by three ...