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A Short Lecture and Demonstration on the Evolution of Ragtime as Presented by Jelly Roll Morton
UNITED STATES · 2016

A Short Lecture and Demonstration on the Evolution of Ragtime as Presented by Jelly Roll Morton

Shirley Clarke
ragtime music dance choreography jazz history Jelly Roll Morton archival performance
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Synopsis

An astonishing Holy Grail-like glimpse of choreographer/dancer Anna Sokolow's famed 'A Short Lecture and Demonstration on the Evolution of Ragtime as Presented by Jelly Roll Morton' (1952), from Shirley Clarke's 'Home Movies #20'.

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