Black Music Project
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Born in 1890 in New Orleans, this ragtime and jazz pianist began his career as a boy playing ragtime in New Orleans' brothels. A self-proclaimed inventor of jazz he is considered the genre's "first arranger."

Can you name this ragtime and jazz innovator? #Jazz #JazzPiano #BlackHistoryMonth
12:32 PM - Feb 20, 2023
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Kev Clark
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In response to Black Music Project.
Jelly Roll Morton
12:43 PM - Feb 20, 2023
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Black Music Project
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In response to Kev Clark.
You are correct! It is Jelly Roll Morton, the self-proclaimed "inventor of jazz."
12:44 PM - Feb 20, 2023
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Chad Halliday
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In response to Black Music Project.
Jelly Roll Morton?
12:40 PM - Feb 20, 2023
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Black Music Project
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In response to Chad Halliday.
Chad, you are 100% correct. It is Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe Morton, aka "Jelly Roll." He was a significant figure in both the ragtime and jazz genres. A flamboyant New Orleans figure, he took his nickname from Black slang for a woman's private parts. #Jazz #jellyroll
12:43 PM - Feb 20, 2023
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Myrian M
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In response to Black Music Project.
Jelly Roll Morton
12:39 PM - Feb 20, 2023
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