Dimensions
130 x 197 x 12mm
Based on the life of cornet player Buddy Bolden, one of the legendary jazz pioneers of turn-of-the-century New Orleans. Ostensibly a novel, Coming Through Slaughter is a documentary recreation of Bolden's life, expressed through a collage of fragmented memoirs, interviews, archival material, hospital files. These bits of historical data are entwined with imaginary conversations and monologues which attempt to explain Bolden's life and aspirations in the context of backstreet New Orleans.
