Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe (October 20, c. 1890), a Creole piano player known professionally as Jelly Roll Morton, is the disputed father of jazz. What is undisputed is he was a towering figure in early jazz, and one with a very large number of accomplishments. As a pianist who had his own easily recognizable style, Morton was a major transition figure between ragtime and early jazz, combining the syncopations of ragtime with jazz improvisations as early as 1910.
As an innovative arranger, his best recordings made superb use of the three-minute limitations of 78s, utilizing dynamics, two and four-bar breaks, arranged passages, jammed ensembles, and solos that alternated between being written-out and improvised. (Excerpt gleaned from https://syncopatedtimes.com)
What is "da Micro Music Show Series?" "da Micro Music Show Series" are shows with 3 to 4 songs by a single artist, group, band or ancestor highlighting their music contributions to the world.
