They are 12 seconds that changed the course of jazz—the opening of Louis Armstrong’s 1928 trumpet solo on “West End Blues.” Its strutting four-note beginning leads to a flashy climax ...

Louis Armstrong is undoubtedly one of the most influential musicians in American history. A towering figure in jazz and popular music, Armstrong’s gravelly voice, impeccable trumpet playing ...

Louis Armstrong's undeniable influence on jazz and popular culture has been the subject ... he mustered the courage to quit the highly successful King Oliver Jazz Band because as Lil proclaimed, he ...

Two photos circulating on social media for years authentically showed jazz legend Louis Armstrong drawing a trumpet on a fan's head in France. Rating: A pair of images that appeared to show jazz ...

Louis Armstrong’s All Stars, and when he landed numerous hits on the pop music charts, as much as a vocalist as a trumpet virtuoso and bandleader. Thus the first volume in the series, “What a ...

Louis Armstrong is one of the most recognizable figures in jazz, with his incomparable trumpet playing and beaming smile. This video profiles Armstrong from his humble beginnings in New Orleans ...

A modest red brick house on 107th Street in Corona, Queens is not just any home — it was once the longtime residence of legendary trumpet player and vocalist Louis Armstrong and his wife, Lucille.

the year they released the very first jazz record Trumpet legend Louis Armstrong, nicknamed Satchmo, forged a career that lasted five decades Former Davis accompanist Herbie Hancock made a name ...

(JTA) — Hurricane Ida flattened the New Orleans home where a youthful Louis ... whistle was Armstrong’s first instrument. The Karnofsky patriarch bought Armstrong’s first trumpet, with ...

Live music will also be provided by trumpet player ... a GRAMMY for “Best Album Notes” for Mosaic’s “Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia and RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946-1966.The New ...