Buddy Bolden

Buddy Bolden
Bolden c. 1905
Bolden c. 1905
Background information
Birth nameCharles Joseph Bolden
Born(1877-09-06)September 6, 1877
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedNovember 4, 1931(1931-11-04) (aged 54)
Jackson, Louisiana, U.S.
Genres
OccupationMusician
InstrumentCornet
Years active1890s–1907

Charles Joseph "Buddy" Bolden (September 6, 1877 – November 4, 1931) was an American cornetist who was regarded by contemporaries as a key figure in the development of a New Orleans style of ragtime music, or "jass", which later came to be known as jazz.