In 1961, Irma Thomas had visited the home of Toussaint’s parents, Clarence and Naomi. There, Toussaint had frequently ...

Michael Hurley, Patrick Bunch. Michael Hurley, the outsider folk artist and singer-songwriter who came up in the Greenwich ...

King Pleasure Sings the Freudian Slips Songbook album review by Nicholas F. Mondello, published on April 1, 2025. Find ...

Ferdinand “Jelly Roll” Morton published the first recognized jazz music, “The Jelly Roll Blues,” in 1915, and with his band Red Hot Peppers, recorded some of the most distinguished music ...

Summers were spent listening to Fats Waller and Jelly Roll Morton, and making up simple songs during roadtrips with his family. He dropped out of high school to design fanzines, play music ...

Treasury Volume 1 album review by Nicholas F. Mondello, published on April 2, 2025. Find thousands jazz reviews at All About ...

He was in Cab Calloway’s band and played with Jelly Roll Morton, Sidney Bechet, Red Allen and many more. He married local jazz and blues singer Louisa Dupont, who became better known as Blue Lu ...

Masekela had been greatly moved by the music he heard on the 78 RPM gramophone records of Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, Chick Webb, Ella Fitzgerald, Sy Oliver ...

Mike writes: “This show features music from Jelly Roll Morton through to Chick Corea with tributes to many well known players (including J. P Johnson, Fats Waller, Bill Evans, Thelonius Monk ...

Born Ferdinand LaMothe in New Orleans, Jelly Roll Morton was a nimble-fingered pianist and composer with a knack for creating infectious melodies. A larger-than-life character, he claimed to have ...

One of Henderson’s most popular records from this period was the jaunty “King Porter Stomp,” which, according to its composer, Jelly Roll Morton – another totemic figure in early jazz ...

During an appearance on Pat McAfee’s 'Big Night Aht' live show, Jelly Roll shared an update on his weight loss journey.