NEW YORK (AP) — The new stage musical about Louis Armstrong on Broadway opens with the jazz icon in a rehearsal room alongside an anonymous piano player. Keep an eye on the guy on keys. Audiences may ...

Louis Armstrong? Or Parliament-Funkadelic, Earth, Wind & Fire, and proto-rap group The Last Poets? It is perfectly logical to assume New Orleans-bred trumpeter and Pulitzer Prize-winning jazz composer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Like any other industry, there are titans in music. These once-in-a-lifetime artists help shift the musical landscape across the ...

On July 12, Verve Records will deliver Louis in London, the last great performance by one of the most influential figures in jazz music, Louis Armstrong. The recording captures the musician and his ...

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 ...

70 years later, the ballad remains a timeless classic.

The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation (LAEF) announced a new licensing agreement with Downtown Music Publishing (DMP) to continue and increase stewardship and international reach of the legacy of ...

Two hours and 45 minutes, with one intermission. At Studio 54, 254 W. 54th St. Come for the music in “A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical,” the Satchmo show that opened Monday night at ...

Sophisticated artist or folk musician? Virtuoso or clown? The debate about Louis Armstrong raged in living rooms across mid-20th-century America. Did the jazz master’s eye-rolling antics—his ...

A collection of our favorite reviews from professional news sources. "The musical was entertaining, fun to watch and informative. The singing, the horn playing and the dancing were awesome. And who ...