Many jazz fans might be surprised to learn not only that there is a casino in Queens, N.Y. (the only such establishment within the borders … Read More “Louis Armstrong Art Exhibit Opens at Casino in Queens”
Columbia University’s Center for Jazz Studies, in conjunction with the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation (LAEF), is presenting the 2022 Louis Armstrong International Continuum: Armstrong & … Read More “Armstrong International Continuum Presents Virtual Symposium and Concert”
On June 9, 2022, the Newark Museum of Art in Newark, N.J., will open two exhibits featuring jazz photographs. The first exhibit, Billie Holiday at … Read More “Two Jazz Photography Exhibits to Open at Newark Museum of Art”
Remembered most for world-changing appearances by Elvis Presley and the Beatles, The Ed Sullivan Show, which aired in primetime from 1948 to 1971, featured artists … Read More “Archival Jazz Clips from The Ed Sullivan Show Featured in April”
Earlier this year, the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation (LAEF) allocated $1 million in financial support to New York-area musicians who had lost income because of … Read More “Louis Armstrong Foundation Announces Second Round of Funds for Musicians”
Madame Tussauds has a total of 25 locations across four continents, but its newest attraction in Nashville, Tenn., set to open in April, will be unique … Read More “New Madame Tussauds Attraction to Feature Three Jazz Greats”
“Lost” Duke Ellington recording also surfaces
Read More “Louis Armstrong Film, Studio Recordings Discovered”
Part of archive of 5,600 previously unavailable interviews
Read More “Audio Exclusive: Studs Terkel’s 1962 Louis Armstrong Interview”
“Ske-Dat-De-Dat…The Spirit of Satch” features numerous guest artists
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Four-LP Newport set also due
Read More “Mosaic to Release 9-CD Live Louis Armstrong Box Set”
