Morton, Jelly Roll

Jelly Roll Morton: Why Did the Stride Pianists "Diss" Him? (+Bonus book)

(Paying Subscribers: A complete book of Morton’s piano music is below for you!)

May 25, 2025 • Lewis Porter

Why Did Jelly Roll Morton Claim to Be Older?

Lawrence Gushee (1931-2015), long-time music professor at the University of Illinois, was one of my mentors.

Sep 24, 2022 • Lewis Porter

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