When it comes to jazz legends, Louis Armstrong is the name that springs to mind, his trumpet echoing through the ages like a cultural beacon. But Satchmo wasn't just a musical maestro; he had a ...
Exactly 100 years ago this winter, two recordings features Louis Armstrong and Sidney Bechet marked the triumph of New ...
A young troublemaker at the Colored Waif’s Home encounters one horn and two music educators. The world changes.
Now, “Stomp Off, Let’s Go” deals with Armstrong’s life from 1901 to 1929, from his birth in New Orleans to the time he spent in New York. This is a story that has been told many times before, ...
From Louis Armstrong's trumpet to Grandmaster Flash's turntable and from a Central African harp to an Apache violin, these objects represent just a sampling of how music is collected, curated and ...
The Louis Armstrong Musical is playing at Studio 54 on Broadway until February 23rd.  Armstrong (1901-1971) lived a life that ...
Through 'A Wonderful World,' a new generation is getting to know the man who showed us what a wonderful place the world could ...
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.