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

John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie was born Oct. 21, 1917 in South Carolina, the youngest of nine children of Lottie and James ...

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.

The Louis Armstrong Musical is playing at Studio 54 on Broadway until February 23rd.  Armstrong (1901-1971) lived a life that ...

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 ...

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.

The most admired, desirable and attractive people and things, those that are universally deemed cool, have been part of the ...

James Monroe Iglehart leads a stellar cast in the Broadway musical "A Wonderful World-The Louis Armstrong Musical" at Studio ...

Dizzy Gillespie, holding up his trumpet, adds, “And the weapon we would use is ... jarring detachment their desensitized approach to killing. How the CIA turned a Louis Armstrong concert, without his ...

His first musical hero was Louis Armstrong, who Stripling has gone on ... he learned a lot about discipline from Severinsen. "The trumpet is a jealous mistress," he remembered Doc telling him.