They were gathered for the latest update on the fate of the crumbling childhood home of Buddy Bolden, a local cornetist in the 1890s often credited as one of the earliest developers of jazz. But even ...

Despite stiff fines leveled by the city and promises from a prominent local musician, the historic Central City home of legendary jazz pioneer Buddy Bolden continues to molder — though restoration ...

Derrick “Kabuki” Shezbie remains best known as a former member of the Rebirth Brass Band, blowing the trumpet and enlivening the crowds with the Grammy-winning group. The Ghost of Buddy Bolden stands ...

No musician has been mythologized more than New Orleans’ turn-of-the-century cornetist and jazz pioneer Charles Joseph “Buddy” Bolden. When director Daniel Pritzker recently teamed with musician ...

An overnight fire damaged a house and a community center near the historic Buddy Bolden house in the Central City neighborhood of New Orleans, authorities said Thursday. No injuries were reported, ...

The story of the birth of jazz has finally made its way to the big screen. And for those of us who are not aware, Charles “Buddy” Bolden was a New Orleans native who fused blues, ragtime and gospel ...

Bolden Directed by Daniel Pritzker Abramorama; King Bolden LLC Release Date: May 3, 2019 Bolden is a film about jazz legend and cornetist Buddy Bolden, released on May 3rd, 2019. There was only one ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Buddy Bolden, often hailed as the first jazz musician, is the subject of a new fictionalized historical novel, “The Bolden Cylinder,” by author Norman Woolworth. The novel is ...

Buddy Bolden was an African-American cornet player. A cornet is similar to a trumpet but smaller. He was born in New Orelans in 1877 and rose to prominence in the first decade of the 20th century. He ...

New Orleans has long been known as the “City That Care Forgot,” but I think it might be renamed “The City That Doesn’t Care” when it comes to its musical history. Having published several features ...

Derrick Shezbie's sophomore release as leader—a mere 26 years after his highly acclaimed debut, Spodie's Back (Warner Bros., 1994)—finds the New Orleans trumpeter in much the same territory as a ...