New Orleans Jazz Piano player

[knifemaker]

I was just watching 60 minutes and there was a story about a Jazz player from there. In the story he mentioned a jazz piano player and said he was a pool shark on the side. I did not catch the name, and this would have been someone from the past maybe 20 years or so. Just wondering if anyone knows who he was talking about

 

[Bijoux43]

Here is the website if you want to see the show again about Wynton Marsalis

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7206288n&tag=related;photovideo

Happy New Year.

Edwidge

 

[Bijoux43]

The pool player you are thinking of is Jelly Roll Morton, he was a piano player, gambler and hustler.

Here a little about him in his book

http://books.google.com/books?id=tM...&resnum=1&ved=0CBcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false

 

[RobustBrad]

Thanks for sharing that link. Good Episode.