The film that tells the story of the late trumpeter’s only biological offspring will stream during the American Black Film Festival, starting Friday. The documentary chronicles the life of the late, ...

Ten years ago, the Satchmo Summer Fest was conceived as a one-time celebration of the centennial of Louis Armstrong’s Aug. 4, 1901, birthday. Today, it’s an institution. The free Summer Fest kicks off ...

Louis Armstrong’s only child, Sharon Preston-Folta, comes forward in the new documentary Little Satchmo after living for more than five decades with the secret of her paternity. In the film, ...

Jazz aficionados were in for a treat when they went to the Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong Summer Jazz Camp benefit. Hosted by the New Orleans Arts and Cultural Host Committee, the party location was also ...

In “Little Satchmo,” John Alexander’s quiet expose on the revelation of a hidden player in the life of the world-renowned musician Louis Armstrong, we see the world he occupied through a fresh lens.

NEW ORLEANS — The August heat didn’t keep music lovers away from the 25th annual Satchmo SummerFest this weekend. The two-day event honors the life and legacy of jazz icon Louis Armstrong. Held at the ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation (LAEF) celebrated its annual awards ...

At the beginning of Wall Street Journal theater critic Terry Teachout’s “Satchmo at the Waldorf,” a 2010 one-actor play now at American Conservatory Theater, the great jazz musician Louis Armstrong ...

Louis Armstrong’s crowd-pleasing public persona got him called an Uncle Tom and worse. In Satchmo at the Waldorf, playwright Terry Teachout mounts a modest if effective defense of the jazz trumpeter ...

The trumpeter (and singer, lest anyone forget) died in 1971, and it’s hard to imagine a more defining of a generational divide than an awareness of Louis Armstrong, aka Satchmo, aka Pops. He was ...

Upon its November release, “Louis Wishes You a Cool Yule” (Verve/UMe) landed among Billboard’s Top 10 of jazz album sales, where it remains. With this collection of Christmas-themed recordings, Louis ...

The documentary chronicles the life of the late, great trumpet player and Black American music icon, told through the eyes of his one and only offspring. Preston-Folta is the product of Armstrong and ...