New book published by Oxford and written by BYU music professor Brian Harker gives new perspective to jazz icon Louis Armstrong's early career. At the time of his Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings, ...

We’re happy to present our annual August “Satchmo SummerFest” issue. It focuses, in large part, on New Orleans’ traditional jazz community and legacy—which, of course, is influenced by the spirit and ...

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana -- It's going to be a really rough day in New Orleans. That's how Monday morning was described as daylight revealed the pile of rubble where historic jazz landmarks once stood.

An American art form now more than a century old, jazz emerged from the streets of New Orleans. The city has produced some of the world's great jazz musicians, none more celebrated than Louis "Satchmo ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jul. 18—Jazz aficionados are abuzz about a massive boxed set recently published by Mosaic Records, The Complete Louis Armstrong ...

CORONA, Queens (PIX11) — The trumpet was his instrument of choice, his gravelly voice his signature. Louis Armstrong left a legacy as one of the most important figures in the history of jazz. Now the ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — “It All Started in Jane Alley: Louis Armstrong in New Orleans” is an exhibition on showcase at the New Orleans Jazz Museum. It begins just in time for the annual Summer Satchmo ...

As local high school marching bands fill the streets with rolling thunder over the next couple of weeks, consider the battered cornet on view at the New Orleans Jazz Museum exhibition “It All Started ...

World-famous trumpeter Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong electrified a festival audience with his trademark style of jazz on Aug. 19, 1961. Satchmo appeared with his All Stars in a 25-minute performance on ...