Buddy Bolden is the inventor of Early New Orleans Jazz

1. Buddy Bolden is the first trumpet King

1.1. "He stirred his dancers into a frenzy, some simply shouted "Aw, play it King Bolden"" (NPS:2018)

1.2. Formed his own band and organized it based on what he had learned by playing in another band

2. Buddy Bolden was the first band leader to play Jazz

2.1. Improvised based on songs he heard

2.1.1. Buddy could not read music, had an ear for music

2.2. Bolden had no formal training

2.2.1. Buddy began playing coronet as a teenager

2.2.2. Buddy played in a barber shop to advance his skills

2.2.3. All improvisations were done on the spot

3. Buddy started his band as the coronet player and added two clarinet players, one guitar player, one bass player and one drummer

3.1. None of the band could read music so they relied on Buddy to lead them in the creation of their music