Way back in the late 1800s, a young Black kid named Charles “Buddy” Bolden was honing his skills as a musician, growing up in what are now New Orleans’ Central City and Irish Channel neighborhoods.

The Associated Press This image released by Abramorama shows Gary Carr portraying jazz pioneer Charles “Buddy” Bolden in a scene from “Bolden.” NEW ORLEANS — More than two decades after the seed was ...

Buddy Bolden was an African-American cornet player. A cornet is similar to a trumpet but smaller. He was born in New Orelans in 1877 and rose to prominence in the first decade of the 20th century. He ...

Five years ago, the future seemed bright for a decrepit 19th-century shotgun house that was once home to a jazz legend. A New Orleans-born R&B star pledged to protect the vulnerable property by ...

Gary Carr stars as Charles "Buddy" Bolden in the jazz biopic Bolden: Where The Music Began, in theaters Friday. As much as jazz could possibly have an inventor, that person would be Charles "Buddy" ...