The New York City Center (NYCC) is celebrating its 80th anniversary and presenting George C. Wolfe’s jazz musical, “Jelly’s Last Jam.”
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This production is an absolute delight from start to finish. Wolfe’s production, which features music by Jelly Roll Morton, focuses on the life of Morton, a Creole jazz performer who thought highly of himself. It is not until after his death that he has to come to grips with the fact that he was not the creator of jazz and he has to give credit to those who came before him.
That life included losing his parents, being raised by a proud Creole grandmother, embarrassing his family, and being disowned. Morton had a tough beginning, but managed to make something of himself as a musician and singer. This cast is splendid. Billy Porter is stunning as Chimney Man—he is in rare form on that stage. Porter delivers his character with respect, humor, and intensity.
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