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Bookmark or Share- Jelly Roll Morton - WikipediaFerdinand Joseph LaMothe (né Lemott, later Morton; c. September 20, 1890 – July 10, 1941), known professionally as Jelly Roll Morton, was an American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer of Louisiana Creole descent.
- Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe “Jelly Roll” Morton (1885-1941) - BlackpastFerdinand Joseph La Menthe Morton, more popularly known as “Jelly Roll” Morton, was an influential early 20th Century composer and pianist. Jelly Roll, the son of Creole parents, E.P. La Menthe and Louise Monette, was born in Gulfport, Mississippi in 1885.
- Jelly Roll Morton | Jazz Composer, Pianist, BandleaderJelly Roll Morton was an American jazz composer and pianist who pioneered the use of prearranged, semiorchestrated effects in jazz-band performances. Morton learned the piano as a child and from 1902 was a professional pianist in the bordellos of the Storyville district of New Orleans.
- Jelly Roll Morton - Songs, Music & Facts - BiographyJelly Roll Morton was an American pianist and songwriter best known for influencing the formation of modern day jazz during the 1920s. Updated: Apr 27, 2021. Photo: Michael Ochs...
- Jelly Roll Morton | Encyclopedia.comviews 3,712,879 updated May 11 2018. Morton, ‘Jelly Roll’ (1885–1941) US jazz pianist, bandleader and composer, b. Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe. Morton played in the brothels of Storyville in New Orleans, before making some of the first jazz recordings (1923).
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