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Bookmark or Share- Buddy Bolden (1877-1931) - BlackpastCharles “Buddy” Bolden is said to be the first musician to play jazz music. While this is debatable, it is clear that Bolden’s music helped form the jazz movement. Bolden was born on September 6, 1877 in New Orleans, Louisiana. At the age of six, Bolden’s father died of pneumonia, leaving behind wife, Alice, daughter Cara and young Bolden.
- Charles “Buddy” Bolden - The Musical Cultures of the Gulf SouthCharles “Buddy” Bolden. 1877 – 1931. Jazz. About. By Ben Sandmel. The first documented practitioner of the music now known as New Orleans jazz was cornetist Charles “Buddy” Bolden (1877-1931). Legend has it that Bolden’s playing could be heard for miles around town when he would “call [his] children home.”. Such anecdotes ...
- Buddy Bolden Musician - All About JazzCornetist Buddy Bolden is one of the premier legendary figures of jazz. Credited as the founder of "jass," later to be called jazz, he was the first player to pursue an improvisational style. Much is unknown about Bolden's life, however, and it has been difficult for jazz historians to separate myth from reality, and the legend continues to grow.
- Buddy Bolden | Biography, Music, & Facts | BritannicaBuddy Bolden, cornetist and one of the founding fathers of jazz. Many jazz musicians, including Jelly Roll Morton and the great trumpeter Louis Armstrong, acclaimed him as one of the most powerful musicians ever to play jazz. Read more about Bolden’s life and career.
- Buddy Bolden: The Founding Father of Jazz - Black Music ScholarBuddy Bolden is often referred to as the “Founding Father” of jazz and as “King Bolden.” Most of what is known about Bolden has been discovered through oral histories, and unfortunately, a recording of Bolden playing was never created, thus we as listeners will not have the opportunity to know exactly how he sounded.
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