Jelly Roll Morton ~ Similar Artists

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Scott Joplin - 98% match to Jelly Roll Morton

24 November 1868, Texarkana, Texas, USA, d. 1 April 1917, New York City, New York, USA. Joplin's father was born into slavery, becoming a freedman with Emancipation in 1863. A musical individual, he encouraged the musical aspirations of his sons and daughters. Scott Joplin, who... Read more

Fats Waller - 88% match to Jelly Roll Morton

Thomas Wright Waller, 21 May 1904, Waverley, New York, USA, d. 15 December 1943, Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Influenced by his grandfather, a violinist, and his mother, Waller was playing piano at students' concerts and organ in his father's church by the time he was 10 years... Read more

Sidney Bechet - 86% match to Jelly Roll Morton

14 May 1897, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, d. 14 May 1959, Paris, France. A major figure in early jazz, an outstanding clarinettist, and for decades the only performer of consequence on soprano saxophone, Sidney Bechet's career began in 1909. During the next few years he played... Read more

King Oliver - 80% match to Jelly Roll Morton

11 May 1885, Abend, Louisiana, USA, d. 10 April 1938, Savannah, Georgia, USA. Raised in New Orleans, cornettist Joe "King" Oliver became well known through appearances with local marching and cabaret bands during the early years of this century. After playing with notable early... Read more

James P. Johnson - 70% match to Jelly Roll Morton

James Price Johnson, 1 February 1894, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA, d. 17 November 1955, New York City, New York, USA. Taught piano by his mother, Johnson assimilated a wide range of musical styles. In the years following his family's relocation to New York, he continued his... Read more

Johnny Dodds - 56% match to Jelly Roll Morton

12 April 1892, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, d. 8 August 1940, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Dodds did not begin playing clarinet until he was aged 17, but in taking lessons from Lorenzo Tio ensured that his late start did not hamper his career. In the years before World War I he... Read more