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Elijah Wald shows us how the world used to sound in ‘Jelly Roll Blues,’ a rollicking history of forbidden early jazz
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 ...
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Jelly's Last Jam
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 ...
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Jelly Roll says he wants a 'lifelong' contract on 'American Idol'
"America Idol" returns to ABC on March 9. Jelly Roll is thrilled that he'll be "American Idol's" first artist-in-residence when the show returns for its new season March 9 on ABC. But if he has ...