Jelly+Roll+Morton+(2)

=Jelly Roll Morton = = =  Jelly Roll Morton was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, October 20, 1890. When he was 15 he was making a living by being a pianist. Jelly Roll Morton played the blues, and he could improvise in jazz. As a talented and exceptional composer, he urbanized a way of writing music that imprisoned the spirit of the instruments, and original melodies made his compositions unique and fresh. Jelly Roll Morton taught musicians all over the U.S. that New Orleans jazz was ability creditable of severe studying. He was a great creator, teller of tales, and battler for musicians’ rights. Morton died in Los Angles, California, on July 10, 1941. He lived in 1443 Frenchman street. He was in the orchestra; he played the violin as a child. As a child jelly, listened to jazz at his elementary school. He realized that is what he wanted to do! After that his godmother placed him into jazz lessons.

Birth name  || Ferdinand Joseph Lamothe (possibly LaMotte or La Menthe) || Also known as  || Jelly Roll Morton || Born  || [|ca.] [|October 20], [|1890] [//[|citation needed]//]  || Origin  || [|New Orleans, Louisiana], [|USA] || Died  || [|July 10], [|1941]  (aged 51 or 56)  || [|Genre(s)] || [|Ragtime], [|jazz] , [|jazz blues] , [|Dixieland] , [|swing] || [|Instrument(s)] || [|Piano] ||