Jelly Roll in the Windy City: Exploring Morton’s Chicago Era
Early Encounters and the Lure of the North The air in Chicago during the Roaring Twenties vibrated with a restless energy, a potent cocktail of ambition, innovation, and the intoxicating pulse of jazz. One man, a flamboyant pianist and self-proclaimed inventor of jazz, found himself drawn to this electrifying atmosphere: Ferdinand “Jelly Roll” Morton. While … Read more
