Louis Armstrong News

Gunhild Carling and the Carling Family Band will perform a tribute to Louis Armstrong with the Syracuse Horns at the Syracuse Jazz Festival in New York.

Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts in Katonah, NY will present eleven concerts and events spanning American roots, jazz, and global music genres across five distinct performance spaces on its 81-acre estate.

Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts is embracing American Roots, Jazz, and Global Music with eleven events and concerts from June to August. Events include Dedicated Men of Zion – Celebrating Juneteenth and more.

See some of the top outdoor concerts across NYC's five boroughs next week with Pride celebrations (ranging from family-friendly to all-male burlesque), an early Independence Day celebration with music preceding a fireworks display, and more!

Swedish multi-instrumentalist Gunhild Carling will perform a Louis Armstrong tribute with the Carling Family Band and the Syracuse Horns at the 40th Annual Syracuse International Jazz Festival at Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards in LaFayette, NY.

The Louis Armstrong House Museum is set to hold its annual gala on Thursday, June 18th, to celebrate the artistry, leadership, and enduring impact of Wynton Marsalis, along with the longstanding supporter of culture, Morgan Stanley.

Caramoor will present five concerts across its grounds to mark America's 250th anniversary, featuring The Knights, pianist Conrad Tao, Poiesis Quartet, a Louis Armstrong centennial celebration, and a Fourth of July fireworks pops concert.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater will present a packed lineup including Jeff Harnar, the Legendary Count Basie Orchestra, Ravi Coltrane Quartet, and recurring acts like Jim Caruso's Cast Party and the Big Band.

The Lowell Folk Festival announced additional performers for its 39th edition, including Tuvan throat-singing ensemble Alash, bluegrass group Authentic Unlimited, and jazz vocalist Catherine Russell, all performing free in downtown Lowell.

Lincoln Center announced Wynton Marsalis as its 2026-2027 Visionary Artist, honoring the trumpeter, composer, and Jazz at Lincoln Center co-founder in his final year as Artistic Director with free concerts, talks, and performances.

Manhattan School of Music will confer Honorary Doctor of Musical Arts degrees on mezzo-soprano J'Nai Bridges, Misty Copeland, Donna McKechnie, Jane Chu, and Jason Moran at its annual Commencement Ceremony at The Riverside Church in New York City.

Charlotte d’Amboise and Robyn Hurder will host the 2026 Chita Rivera Awards at the NYU Skirball Center. Tune in at 5:45pm ET as we hit the red carpet with BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge.

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Charlotte d’Amboise and Robyn Hurder will host the 2026 Chita Rivera Awards. Priscilla Lopez, Ben Vereen, Robert Fairchild, and more have joined as presenters. Learn more here!

Goodspeed Musicals announced casting for CRAZY FOR YOU, the Tony Award-winning Gershwin musical comedy, featuring Will Burton and Brittany Zeinstra in the lead roles at The Goodspeed in East Haddam, Conn.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater will present a lineup including Julie Halston, Bill Charlap Trio, Michael Wolff Quartet, Robin McKelle, and recurring acts like Jim Caruso's Cast Party and the Birdland Big Band.

MUSE/IQUE will present THE SUN RISES IN HARLEM, celebrating the Harlem Renaissance with Tony winner Kecia Lewis, Sy Smith, and the MUSE/IQUE Orchestra at The Huntington and Skirball Cultural Center.

The Licensing House (TLH) has acquired the exclusive worldwide stock and amateur licensing rights to A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical, the acclaimed new musical inspired by the life and music of Louis Armstrong.

Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts will present its 2026 Summer Season featuring Kelli O’Hara, Yuja Wang, Punch Brothers, and Gil Shaham. The lineup spans classical, jazz, dance, and family programming across multiple venues.

Perhaps the most well-known instance of a show changing titles during the development process belongs to the groundbreaking 1943 phenomenon, Oklahoma! The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical that changed the art form in terms of subject matter, integration of elements, and more was originally titled Away We Go! when it went out of town for a New Haven tryout. Oklahoma! is far from the only instance where a musical changed its title along the development road.