That’s fitting for a show about the invention of jazz, or at least about a man who claimed he was responsible for it. Jelly’s Last Jam (originally on Broadway in 1992) takes Jelly Roll Morton ...

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 ...

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 ...

Kansas City and New Orleans are both known for jazz, but each city has its own sound. Jazz artist Jon Batiste will sing the national anthem at Sunday’s Super Bowl.

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

Revel in the soul of New Orleans and the spirit of Mardi Gras with the latest Jazz At Lincoln Center Presentsconcert touring the nation in 2025 celebrating the New Orleans Songbook. Led by acclaimed ...

Ferdinand Lamothe, self-proclaimed inventor of jazz, celebrated pianist and band-leader from New Orleans lived the most extraordinary life. Feted and neglected, celebrated and scorned, loved and ...

where jazz was born. It includes songs by Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, Ellis Marsalis, James Black and other New Orleans musicians. Rozanna M. Martinez is the arts and entertainment editor ...