The Life and Times of Jelly Roll Morton

Tour synopsis, cast & creatives

Ferdinand Lamothe, self-proclaimed inventor of jazz, celebrated pianist and band-leader from New Orleans lived the most extraordinary life. Feted and neglected, celebrated and scorned, loved and despised, he lived on the edge of the edgy world that characterised life in early 20th century America. This is his story, narrated by three actors to the music of Jelly Roll performed by a seven-piece band

Cast/Performers

Big House, Lana-May Hodge, Don Manson, Mark Swindall, Gabriel Garrick