Bert Kelly (jazz musician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bert Kelly (jazz musician)

American jazz musician and bandleader

Date of Birth: 02-Jun-1882

Place of Birth: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: bandleader, jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Bert Kelly (June 2, 1882 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa – January 1968 in Long Beach, New York) was an American musician, who pioneered jazz as a banjoist, bandleader, educator, promoter, night club owner, and night club operator.
After professional stints in Seattle and San Francisco, Kelly moved to Chicago in 1914 where he flourished a banjoist, bandleader, and promoter.
In 1915 — before the U.S.
prohibition — he founded and operated a Chicago speakeasy called "Bert Kelly's Stables," where patrons were introduced to early jazz.