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Jelly Roll Morton
How many shows has Jelly Roll Morton written? Jelly Roll Morton has written 3 shows including Jelly's Last Jam (Composer), Jelly Roll (Composer/Lyricist), Jelly Roll! (Composer). What awards has ...
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Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
Ferdinand “Jelly Roll” Morton published the first recognized jazz music, “The Jelly Roll Blues,” in 1915, and with his band ...
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Imperfect, yes, but ‘Jelly’s Last Jam’ is still wildly entertaining in Pasadena revival
Jelly Roll Morton. With a book by George C. Wolfe and lyrics by Susan Birkenhead, the show tells Morton’s story through his music. The score by Morton, adapted by Luther Henderson, who composed ...
If you ever needed a piece of music to tell you it’s all going to be OK, it’s Courtney Bryan’s ‘House of Pianos’
After being featured on 'Late Show with Stephen Colbert,' Network for New Music is performing the piece inspired by Nina ...
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‘Jelly’s Last Jam’ Review: Pasadena Playhouse Production Brings a Too-Rarely Revived Classic Jazz Musical Back to Rousing Life
It’s been just over one year since the Tonys gave the Pasadena Playhouse an award for regional theater, and that honor looks more justified than ever now that the venue is presenting a much ...