The early years of Louis Armstrong’s life in New Orleans steeped him in the city’s rich musical culture. His ambition took ...

The director of research collections at the Louis Armstrong House Museum ... stature as a soloist and traded the cornet for the brighter, more piercing trumpet. Returning the next year to Chicago ...

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.

It would be difficult to find two figures further removed from each other on the spectrum of African-American life in the early years of the 20th century than Louis ... celebrations, Armstrong was ...

123 years after Louis Armstrong's birth, his music and his spirit come to life on a Broadway stage thanks to James Monroe Iglehart, the Tony Award winner transforming into "Satchmo" night after night.

This production, with inserts of audience participation, does depict the trials and tribulations of Louis Armstrong, but this musical also spotlights his four wives — the loving, creative ...

Louis Joseph Cesar Ducornet was a French painter known for his depictions of biblical and historical scenes, as well as portraits. Born in 1806 in Lille, France, he passed away in 1856 in Paris, ...

NEW ORLEANS — Airlines are slowly resuming flight operations at Louis Armstrong Airport after a rare winter storm swept across New Orleans on Tuesday. Hundreds of flights were canceled and MSY ...