JELLY ROLL MORTON
Name: Jelly Roll Morton
Birth name: Ferdinand Joseph Lamothe
Also known as Jelly Roll Morton
Born: 20 September 1885 or, 1890 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Died: July 10, 1941
Genre(s): Rag-time, Classic Jazz, Dixieland, Jazz, Blues, Swing music
Occupation(s): Vaudeville comedian, bandleader, Composer, Arranger
Instrument: Piano
Years active: 1900 to 1941
Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton (September 20, 1885 or October 20, 1890 - July 10,
1941) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader and composer whom some call the
first true composer of jazz music. Morton was a colorful character who liked to
generate publicity for himself by bragging. His business card referred to him as
the Originator of Jazz, and during his life he was regarded as a source of rare
historical information, despite his penchant for hyperbole.
Name: Jelly Roll Morton
Birth name: Ferdinand Joseph Lamothe
Also known as Jelly Roll Morton
Born: 20 September 1885 or, 1890 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Died: July 10, 1941
Genre(s): Rag-time, Classic Jazz, Dixieland, Jazz, Blues, Swing music
Occupation(s): Vaudeville comedian, bandleader, Composer, Arranger
Instrument: Piano
Years active: 1900 to 1941
Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton (September 20, 1885 or October 20, 1890 - July 10,
1941) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader and composer whom some call the
first true composer of jazz music. Morton was a colorful character who liked to
generate publicity for himself by bragging. His business card referred to him as
the Originator of Jazz, and during his life he was regarded as a source of rare
historical information, despite his penchant for hyperbole.