According to Wikipedia...and others.
A few festivals of interest.
The Founder of Jazz
by Gail Jarvis
It is generally agreed that Buddy Bolden was the first musician to play what later became known as jazz. But, because his achievement occurred over a 100 years ago, what we know about the man was primarily by word of mouth.... click to read more.
Click on the photograph below and go to harlem.org. where you can learn about each musician and also purchase a copy of this photograph.
