Louis Armstrong, a former Jackson City Councilman and one of the first Black members elected in the 20th century, has died at ...

Louis Armstrong served more than a decade on the Jackson City Council.

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 ...

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 ...

Jazz Appreciation Month recognizes Jazz as a fundamental American art form originating from Black historical culture ...

Imagine a night in the musical theater where you get compressed versions of “Funny Girl” and “Funny Lady” plus “Funny Grandma” with a coda of “It’s a Wonderful Life” that includes the song “What a ...

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 ...

“Stomp Off, Let’s Go: The Early Years of Louis Armstrong” by Ricky Riccardi, Oxford University Press, 488 pages. Ricky Riccardi, the preeminent Louis Armstrong scholar, has become one of the ...

Growing up, Willie Johnson learned a lot from one of his neighbors in Corona, Queens — that neighbor being renowned trumpeter and vocalist Louis Armstrong. Learning about art and creativity instilled ...