Charles “Buddy” Bolden grew up in New Orleans at the end of 19th century to forge a new kind of music. Fusing blues, ragtime, and gospel with an improvisational urgency anchored by his cornet’s sensual sound, Bolden “invented” jazz, one of America’s few indigenous art forms and its earliest and most important cultural export.
Tony Nathan, portrayed by newcomer Caleb Castille is a gifted high school football player that must learn to boldly embrace his talent and his faith as he battles racial tensions on and off the field in Woodlawn
