Louis Armstrong News

The Louis Armstrong House Museum celebrates its 10-year anniversary today, October 15th, 2013. It has welcomed 100,000 visitors since opening its doors to the public as a historic house in 2003.

Tonight, OCTOBER 14, 2013 at 7:15 P.M., The Sidney Bechet Society presents Evan Christopher's Clarinet Road.

Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts kicks off the 2013-14 season of its Jazz series with Anat Cohen QUARTET tonight, October 12, 2013, 8:00 p.m. at the Miller Theatre (2960 Broadway at 116th Street). Tickets: $25-$35; Students with valid ID: $15-$21.

Birdland Jazz Club has announced its line-up of talent for October 21-27, featuring: Lorna's Pink Party; Peter Eldridge with Jane Monheit; Kurt Elling; Barbara Carroll; Jim Caruso's Cast Party; The Birdland Jazz Party featuring Hilary Gardner, and more!

Hotel Nikko San Francisco and Michael Feinstein are thrilled to announce that singer, actress and songwriterJan Daley will bring her acclaimed show 'Where There's Hope - A Tribute to the Love Songs of Bob Hope's Legacy' to Feinstein's at the Nikko for one performance only - Thursday, November 21, 2013 at 8 p.m. Most people knew Bob Hope as one of comedy's greatest legends, but most people don't know that Mr. Hope introduced some of the greatest songs through his radio shows, Broadway musicals, and movies including 'You Do Something To Me,' 'I Can't Get Started,' 'Two Sleepy People,' and 'That Old Black Magic' to name a few. Daley brings a fun-filled nostalgic look at the humor and the music of the legendary comedian, as well as stories about her travels while entertaining thousands of GIs in Vietnam, and around the world, as the singing star in the Bob Hope Christmas Tour. Located within Hotel Nikko (222 Mason Street, San Francisco), Feinstein's at the Nikkopresents a wide range of entertainers from stage and screen all within an intimate 140-seat cabaret setting. There is a $20 food and beverage minimum per person inside the showroom which guests can use towards cocktails as well as a variety of small plates crafted exclusively for Feinstein's at the Nikko by Executive Chef Philippe Striffeler, through Restaurant Anzu. Cheese and dessert platters will also be available in the showroom. Tickets for Jan Daley range in price from $25-$35 and are available now by calling 866.663.1063 or visiting www.ticketweb.com.

Thad Wilson Quartet comes to Twins Jazz club on Friday, October 25 and Saturday, October 26, with 8pm & 10pm sets.

Evan Christopher, New Orleans-based ambassador of the Creole clarinet style, returns to Peter Norton Symphony Space (2537 Broadway @ 95th St., New York, NY 10025) for what has become an annual event to honor reed-master, Sidney Bechet.

Omaha Performing Arts presents "A Night in Treme: The Musical Majesty of New Orleans" at the Holland Performing Arts Center on Thursday, November 14, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. The performance is part of Omaha Performing Arts' 13/14 Jazz Series. Tickets start at $30 and are available at TicketOmaha.com, 402.345.0606 or at the Ticket Omaha Office inside the Holland Center, 1200 Douglas St.

Morrison Hotel Gallery is thrilled to partner exclusively with Antiquorum Auctioneers today, October 8, 2013, delving deep into the photo archives of the gallery and offering one of the most complete photography auctions ever presented to the international community, presenting over 300 iconic images and unique items.

Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF has announced its recent award of $15,000 from the Universal Orlando Foundation. Combining the Theater's pre-existing Imaginations Alive! program with Magic Tree House author Mary Pope Osborne's Classroom Adventures, the Theater's Imaginations Alive!/Classroom Adventure dual program will use the funding to provide tickets and educational programming to Title I 3rd and 4th grade classrooms in Orange County free of charge.

On MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2013 at 7:15 P.M., The Sidney Bechet Society presents Evan Christopher's Clarinet Road.

Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF presents the Rolling World Premiere of A Night in New Orleans: A Magic Tree House Adventure, co-written by Will Osborne and Murray Horwitz with music composed by legendary Jazz composer Allen Toussaint, from October 17 - November 23, 2013 in the Margeson Theater. Tickets ($9 and $12) may be purchased by calling the Box Office at (407) 447-1700, online at http://www.orlandoshakes.org, or in person at the John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center at 812 East Rollins Street in Orlando's Loch Haven Cultural Park.

The Louis Armstrong House Museum celebrates its 10-year anniversary on Tuesday October 15th, 2013. It has welcomed 100,000 visitors since opening its doors to the public as a historic house in 2003.

Multi-Platinum and seven-time GRAMMY winning icon Randy Travis is set to release his 21st studio album today, October 1st on Warner Bros. Records titled Influence Vol. 1: The Man I Am.

This week at Joe's Pub at the Public, Sept. 30 - Oct. 6, features performances by LUKE WINSLOW KING & HIS BAND, BRIDGET EVERETT & THE TENDER MOMENTS, THE HOT SARDINES, CARTE BLANCHE, JUSTIN VIVIAN BOND, FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME, JILLETTE JOHNSON, ALLEN TOUSSAINT: CD RELEASE, SPENCER DAY, and REBA C*NTRY! STARRING AMBER MARTINAS REBA MCENTIRE.

As DVDs of Baz Luhrmann's recent controversial adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's beloved novel The Great Gatsby hit shelves today, Liberty Hall Museum in Union has announced it will host its own lavish Great Gatsby Party tonight, September 28th. Yelp New Jersey is a proud sponsor of the event.

This October we are giving special attention to some of the more unusual instruments in the jazz instrument family.

Trumpeter Dean Simms will perform as Satchmo in a tribute to the legendary Louis Armstrong at the Suncoast Showroom November 9 and 10.

Leading theatrical licensor, Music Theatre International (MTI), creators of the MTI Broadway Junior Collection (featuring 30 and 60-minute musicals designed for young performers) is launching a slate of children's musicals based on Mary Pope Osborne's beloved Magic Tree House book series. The books are number one New York Times bestsellers - more than 100 million copies have been sold in North America alone. The series has been translated into many languages and is available in more than 100 countries around the world.

Costa Mesa is about to get a huge dollop of Cole Porter's winsome musical magic this week when ANYTHING GOES, Roundabout Theatre Company's Tony Award-winning 2011 Revival, finally docks at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Orange County for a limited one-week engagement, September 24-29. The show also serves as the final offering of the Center's 2012-2013 Broadway season. Starring alongside Rachel York (who plays Reno Sweeney) is actor-singer-songwriter Josh Franklin, who recently stepped into the role of Billy Crocker for the show's first national tour. Before setting sail for the O.C., Franklin agreed to be subjected to a few silly rapid-fire questions from BroadwayWorld's Michael Lawrence Quintos.