SYMHC Classics: Buddy Bolden and the Birth of Jazz

SYMHC Classics: Buddy Bolden and the Birth of Jazz

History

This 2018 episode covers Buddy Bolden, often referred to as the first jazz performer. But his life story, cluttered by lack of documentation and misinformation, played out tragically after his ascension to the apex of the New Orleans music scene.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.