Sponsored Links Jelly Roll Morton Complete Dating History Add new Post Sponsored Links Jelly Roll Morton wiki Login to Edit Bio: First great jazz composer whose "Jelly Roll Blues" became the first jazz composition to be published. He was also jazz's first arranger. He was heavily influenced by Tony Jackson. He began touring the American South in minstrel shows in 1904.Date of Birth: 20 Oct, 1890Zodiac Sign: LibraPlace of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, United StatesDied: 51 years agoDate of Death: 10 Jul, 1941Profession: Composer Show more bio data > Jelly Roll Morton Latest Videos