Date of Birth: August 04, 1901
Date of Death: July 06, 1971 (69)
Birth Place: New Orleans, LA, USA
Latest News on Louis Armstrong:
Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater will present programming featuring Ron Carter's Foursight Quartet, Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks, and other jazz ensembles.
The Jazz Room brachte Frank Sinatra und Louis Armstrong in den Bremer Sendesaal. Ein stimmungsvoller Abend mit musikalischen Höhepunkten, kleinen Überraschungen und einem viel zu frühen Ende.
Sweden's Queen of Swing, Jazz, and Vaudeville, the sensational Gunhild Carling and her band will perform at City Winery in Nashville, TN.Gunhild Carling recently sold out her shows at other City Winery venues in Boston, New York City and St. Louis.
Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater will present multiple artists and bands, including Julie Benko performing Broadway Goes to the Movies, RON CARTER'S GREAT BIG BAND, and VINCE GIORDANO & THE NIGHTHAWKS.
Performances are now underway for Wanted, the epic tale of Mary and Martha: sisters, outlaws, legends. Learn more about the show and meet the cast of Wanted here!
The only thing I can say about this evening is how special it was, and those don't seem like words enough to describe it. It had to be witnessed…and that's the magic of it. It happened once. (well twice.) And then it was gone forever.
The Fulton Theatre will present Steven Gallagher's comedy whodunit MURDER AT ACKERTON MANOR at its Tell Studio Theatre in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, opening in October.
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will present two free performances in Braddock, including a Musical Storytelling concert for young families and FROM LOUIS TO ARETHA, featuring PSO Principal Pops Conductor Byron Stripling exploring jazz and gospel traditions.
Vocalist Mara Kaye and the MARLONIUS JAZZ ORCHESTRA celebrate jazz legend Billie Holiday at Sierra Madre Playhouse, performing Holiday's standards alongside blues classics.
Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon, an original member of the Wynton Marsalis Septet and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, is a walking revival. Read a conversation about WELOME TO GEORGIA TOWN, on October 9 and 10 at Jazz at Lincoln Center
Actor Ray Romano and executive producer Rory Rosegarten will be inducted into the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame, making history as the organization's first non-music inductees in its 22-year history.
Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater will present artists including Amanda Green, Ron Carter, Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks, and performers from Broadway musicals including REGENCY GIRLS and CRAZY RICH ASIANS.
Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater will present nightly performances throughout October, featuring The Hot Sardines, Ron Carter, and birthday celebrations for Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk.
Columbus Jazz will present ELLA AND LOUIS at the Southern Theatre, featuring bandleader Byron Stripling and guest vocalist Carmen Bradford performing music made famous by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong.
Singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega will be honored with the 2026 Phoebe Jacobs Award at the Wonderful World Gala in New York City for her work using music to heal and connect audiences.
Singer and actor Russell Moss will perform A NIGHT OF COOL at The Triad Theater on October 8, featuring a five-piece orchestra and guest artists Hannah Celeste and Evan Buckley Harris. The show celebrates music from the 1950s–1970s with performances of standards by Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, and Nat King Cole.
Pittsburgh's new 4,000-capacity live music venue Citizens Live at The Wylie will open on Wylie Avenue in the Lower Hill District, hosting national and local artists while supporting the historic neighborhood's musical legacy.
Janis Siegel, 10x Grammy-winning founder of THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER, released her new album THE ART OF VOCALESE on Origin Records, featuring jazz musicians including pianist John Di Martino, bassist Lonnie Plaxico, and vocalists Lea DeLaria and Raul Midón.
Mary Porter brings Southern charm to 54 Below in Southern Nights, a rollicking, guest-filled celebration featuring NaTasha Yvette Williams, Seth Sikes, Richard Skipper, Edmund Bagnell, and a terrific band.
Craft Recordings and Acoustic Sounds announced new audiophile reissues in the MOODSVILLE ACOUSTIC SOUNDS series, featuring classic 1960s jazz titles from The Tommy Flanagan Trio, Coleman Hawkins, and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with Shirley Scott.
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