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Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe (né Lemott, [2] later Morton; c. September 20, 1890 – July 10, 1941), known professionally as Jelly Roll Morton, was an American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer of Louisiana Creole descent. [3]
Apr 2, 2014 · Jelly Roll Morton was an American pianist and songwriter best known for influencing the formation of modern day jazz during the 1920s.
Jul 6, 2024 · Jelly Roll Morton (born Oct. 20, 1890, New Orleans, La., U.S.—died July 10, 1941, Los Angeles, Calif.) was an American jazz composer and pianist who pioneered the use of prearranged, semiorchestrated effects in jazz-band performances.
Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton (October 20, 1890 – July 10, 1941) was an American virtuoso jazz pianist, bandleader, and songwriter whom many consider the first true composer of jazz music. A light-skinned Creole, Morton grew up in a respectable family where he was exposed to opera and a rudimentary musical education.
May 8, 2018 · Pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader credited by many jazz historians as being the father of jazz. Played piano, sang, and led New Orleans-style jazz ensembles from around 1902-1940.
A nimble pianist, skilled composer and arranger, an evocative soulful singer and a classic New Orleans flamboyant character – Jelly Roll Morton embodied all these estimable traits.
He was the first composer in jazz, and a modernist, who found a way to laminate ragtime and the blues, two forms that had grown up side-by-side, each creating its own craze.
Buddy Bolden may have been the first musician to add improvisation to what would eventually become known as jazz, but Jelly Roll Morton is regarded as the first true jazz composer. He was the first to write down his jazz arrangements – and a number of his compositions became jazz staples.
Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe, known professionally as “Jelly Roll Morton,” was born on Oct. 20, 1890, in New Orleans, La. At the age of 10, Morton learned to play the piano, and within a few years, he began to play in the “red-light district” bordellos, where he earned the nickname “Jelly Roll.”
In search of the historic origins of jazz, one must pay special attention to Jelly Roll Morton, the self-professed inventor of the genre itself. Morton was born as Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe, his name as multicultural as the city from which he hailed.
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