The early years of Louis Armstrong’s life in New Orleans steeped him in the city’s rich musical culture. His ambition took ...
Tony award-winning actor James Monroe Iglehart firmly captures the exuberance and warmth of Armstrong and takes the audience through the famed musician’s life.
The most admired, desirable and attractive people and things, those that are universally deemed cool, have been part of the ...
Exactly 100 years ago this winter, two recordings features Louis Armstrong and Sidney Bechet marked the triumph of New ...
Evan Christopher began playing clarinet in junior high school in Long Beach, CA. His first introduction to New Orleans music ...
When you think of Kansas City and New Orleans, what comes to mind? For many, it's the music—the jazz, the rhythm, and the deep-rooted history.
The Louis Armstrong Musical is playing at Studio 54 on Broadway until February 23rd.  Armstrong (1901-1971) lived a life that ...
The distinct sounds of New Orleans will fill Popejoy Hall on Saturday, Feb. 8. "New Orleans Songbook: A Jazz at Lincoln ...
Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed. Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites ...
James Monroe Iglehart leads a stellar cast in the Broadway musical "A Wonderful World-The Louis Armstrong Musical" at Studio ...