An Independent opinion column uses Louis Armstrong Stadium at the US Open to argue that public names can preserve culture, ...

Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on Dec. 21, 2023. Click here for that audio. Hear an extended version of this conversation on our podcast, Here & Now Anytime. One of the greatest artists ...

Sacha Jenkins’ engrossing and informative documentary “Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues” reintroduces one of the 20th century’s most towering and beloved cultural icons to a new generation. Born and ...

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The first live document of Armstrong’s return to the small group format after the big band era. The All Stars—Jack Teagarden on trombone, Barney Bigard on clarinet, Sid Catlett on drums, Arvell Shaw ...

So what's behind Frances Tiafoe's dominance at Louis Armstrong? He seems to just love the vibes of the place.

Louis Armstrong is an artist whose musical genius, expressed with his trumpet, his voice and his personality, rarely fails to bring a smile to whoever is listening. However, as Sacha Jenkins’ new ...

Brandon Louis Armstrong appears on stage in the musical "A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical" in New York. (Jeremy Daniel via AP) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) NEW YORK (AP) — The new stage musical ...

Louis Armstrong is one of the most influential figures in the history of jazz music. He popularized improvisational solos, wrote over 50 songs, and broke barriers as a Black man with widespread ...

Thanks to a $2.7 million grant from Robert F. Smith’s Fund II Foundation, The Louis Armstrong House Museum in Queens, NY is digitizing thousands of valuable artifacts of the late jazz legend, ...

He answered to "Pops," "Satchmo," and "Louie." But he called himself Louis. Documentary filmmaker Sacha Jenkins and jazz pianist Jason Moran have been immersed in Louis Armstrong's recordings and ...