A seminal cornetist in early jazz history. He made no surviving recordings and was committed to the Louisiana State Insane Asylum in 1907 at age 30 following a diagnosis of acute alcoholic psychosis, where he spent the remainder of his life.
Bolden serves as the primary focus and driving force of the biographical drama.
Both are central figures in the film's depiction of early New Orleans jazz.
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