Louis Armstrong News

Bassist and composer Michael Feinberg will showcase his talents across the United States this April as he heads South for his upcoming tour.

After sellout engagements in New York and London, singer Carole J. Bufford will bring her newest show Vintage Pop! to Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood, The Purple Room in Palm Springs, and Martinis in San Diego. She will appear in Hollywood on Wednesday, March 30, at 8:30pm; in Palm Springs on Friday, April 1, at 8pm; and in San Diego on Saturday, April 2, at 8pm.

Get full details on all jazz programming at Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater running March 22 - April 3.

Experience the life, the musical history and legacy, the very essence of THE greatest icon of American Jazz, “Pops,” “Satchmo,” “Louis” Armstrong, in a truly multi-dimensional immersive experience taking place at Cotuit Center for the Arts on the evening of Friday, April 22nd. Public welcome at 6:30pm, showtime is 7:30pm.

Below, you'll find details on all jazz programming at Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater running March 15 - March 27. Artists appearing at Birdland Jazz Club include Jane Bunnett and Maqueque, Sean Harkness Quartet, Monty Alexander, and Holly Bean Trio.

The San Francisco International Arts Festival will present the World Premiere of a new suite of music titled, Daughters of the Delta performed by Michelle Jacques and her eponymous music ensemble, CHELLE! and Friends.

Jamaican-born jazz pianist, Monty Alexander brings his singular swinging style to the Shubert Theatre for a globe-spanning evening of melodic virtuosity informed by his individualized synthesis of jazz and Jamaican musical styles.

This April, Flushing Town Hall celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month with an incredible line-up of jazz events, both in person and available to stream for free online for those unable to make it to the historic venue, a Smithsonian affiliate in Queens. 

Get full details on jazz programming coming up at Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater running March 7- March 20.

The Betsy (thebetsyhotel.com), a luxury family-owned and operated hotel on Miami Beach known internationally as a hub for arts, culture, and community, announces its 10th Annual Overture to Overtown (OTO) Jazz Festival, in celebration of National Jazz Appreciation Month (“JAM”) from April 1-April 30, 2022 on Miami Beach. Proud to be joining with other national jazz presenters, the hotel's month-long program co-produced with Carole Ann Taylor, will include over 40 live performances, curated community conversations, curated outdoor exhibits, and the exhibition, Sounds of FREEDOM. 

The Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater has announced their programming from the week of February 28th - March 13th. Artists appearing at Birdland Jazz Club include The Cookers, a celebration of the Slide Hampton Octet, Maria Schneider Orchestra and Grace Fox Big Band. 

New York nightlife will return to normal as the Cafe Carlyle returns to the scene.

At Birdland Jazz Club, catch The Cookers, Celebrating the Slide Hampton Octet, Maria Schneider Orchestra, Grace Fox Big Band, Maqueque, Sean Harkness Quartet, Monty Alexander, and Emmet’s Place Live.

Pompano Beach Cultural Affairs Department has announced the return of the Pompano Beach Arts Music Series featuring virtuoso performances by award-winning, globally acclaimed vocal artists and musicians.

 The Broad Stage presents Delfeayo Marsalis & The Uptown Jazz Orchestra in their Broad Stage debut on Friday, March 11, 2022 at 7:30 PM on the Main Stage.

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In her 54 Below solo show debut, Gabrielle Lee brings the brass and the bang and a bangarang band.

Pacific Symphony presents “The Langston Hughes Project,” a multimedia concert performance of the poet's jazz poem suite titled, Ask Your Mama: Twelve Moods for Jazz. This is Hughes' homage in verse and music to the struggle for artistic and social freedom at home and abroad at the beginning of the 1960s.

The Philly POPS has announced its 2022–2023 season, a dynamic lineup of seven exciting shows, including three new show premieres of POPS original programming.

New York City Ballet brings back Slaughter On Tenth Avenue, the Louis Armstrong House Museum reopens in Queens and a hat tip to the guy who keeps MJ grounded.