Louis Armstrong News

Hollis Jordan has released 'Runway.' Hollis is 2nd cousin to Def Jam Recording artist, Bo$$ and 6th cousin to legendary jazz musician Louis Armstrong.

The Louis Armstrong House Museum has announced its new program Armstrong Now. In its inaugural season, contemporary Black artists respond to Louis Armstrong in an integrative video series that will roll out from October 5 through December 31, 2020, culminating in a series of live online discussions.

Jazzmobile SUMMERFEST2020 launched on August 8thand over 3,000 viewers tuned in for Great Jazz on the Great Hill presented in partnership with the Central Park Conservancy. Recorded LIVE in Central Park, Alyson Williams, the George Gee Swing Band and Jeremy Pelt gave the first live performance in Central Park since the March 15 'Pause' in NYC.

After much deliberation and preparation, the 45thAnnual International Jazzfestival Bern kicks off September 29, 2020 with live, in-person performances a?" featuring world-renowned artists Cyrille Aimée, Monty Alexander, Stanley Jordan, Tom Harrell, Jon Faddis and more a?" in Mariana??s Jazzroom. Student bands are scheduled each week in the Jazz Tent. 

The Town Hall Foundation's Board of Trustees and Lawrence Zucker, Executive Director, have announced that Melay Araya has been named the new Artistic Director of the renowned performing arts venue. Since 2018, Araya worked at Town Hall in the joint role of Associate Artistic Director and Archivist.

Flushing Town Hall's monthly Virtual Jazz Jam: Celebrating the Legacy of Louis Armstrong, which brings jazz artists together, not only from New York City but across the world, will celebrate the season with a?oeOctober: The Heart of Autumna?? on Wednesday, October 14 at 7:00 PM (EST).

The Duke Ellington Center for the Arts is thrilled to present The Great Reunion: a virtual concert celebrating Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington.

Emmy-nominated actress Phylicia Rashad, from stage and television's 'The Cosby Show' and 'This Is Us,' will on kick off the 2020 ArtsRock Season 'In Conversation' with ArtsRock Executive Director Elliott Forrest on Sept. 24th.

Verve Label Group and UMe, the global catalog company of Universal Music Group, today announced the release of the first-ever official music video for Louis Armstrong’s beloved hit song, “What A Wonderful World.”

four/four presents, a recently founded platform for dance and music performances in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, has been producing virtual performances since May 2020 and is picking up steam this fall.

On Friday evening, September 4, on televisions and computers across Tampa Bay and beyond, American Stage virtually debuted their 2020-2021 season from Vimeo live. Appropriately named REIMAGINE, for a season designed to ensure productions can be presented during social distancing, the season features a virtual series, a series available both safely in-theatre and online, a family series, and two festivals.

Dubai Opera has announced the first shows of its new season, with an array of performances, from a highly anticipated comedy night with renowned Lebanese comedian Nemr, leading up to a December concert featuring acclaimed Palestinian artiste Omar Kamal.

Though the reach of Gershwin's classic tunes has proved vast, no other song from his canon has quite matched the monumental success of Porgy and Bess' opening aria, 'Summertime.'

On the eve of Charlie 'Bird' Parker's 100th birthday, it is impossible to overstate the impact and influence that the legendary jazz icon has had on music and culture. Born on August 29th, 1920, in Kansas City, Kansas, Parker is simply one of the most important Black American figures in history.

Amidst global uncertainty and change, The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) has sought to make one thing constant a?" making contemporary performing arts more accessible.  

After the August 8premiere of The Central Park Conservancy and Jazzmobile Presents Great Jazz on the Great Hill, JazzmobileSUMMERFESThas taken to the 'airwaves' demonstrating that New York City's longest-running jazz festival is going strong!

Gabrielle Stravelli welcomes Catherine Russell to 'The Early Set' this Wednesday, August 26, at 6PM EDT, to discuss her solo career and her work as a backup singer for David Bowie, Steely Dan, and more.

Since its inception six months ago, Flushing Town Hall's monthly Virtual Jazz Jam: Celebrating the Legacy of Louis Armstrong has brought hundreds of artists together online, as 15 jammers from anywhere in the world perform.

Today (August 11) in live streaming: The Chers reunite on Stars in the House, John Cariani visits The Producer's Perspective, and so much more!