NEW ORLEANS — Nearly 40 bands are set to perform this weekend for the annual Satchmo Summer Fest. There's Charmaine Neville, Cyril Neville, and Kermit Ruffins, to name a few. New Orleans is the ...

French Quarter Festivals, Inc. has announced the 25th anniversary of Satchmo SummerFest. The two-day celebration honoring the life and legacy of jazz legend Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong will take place ...

NEW ORLEANS — The August heat didn’t keep music lovers away from the 25th annual Satchmo SummerFest this weekend. The two-day event honors the life and legacy of jazz icon Louis Armstrong. Held at the ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The ‘wonderful world’ of New Orleans culture was on display for this year’s Satchmo Summerfest, honoring the life and legacy of Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong. The weekend music ...

Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Big Sam's Funky Nation (pictured), Bill Summers & Jazalsa and others headline Satchmo SummerFest, which celebrates Louis "Satchmo" ...

The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation (LAEF) celebrated its annual awards honoring jazz education and music advocacy during Jazz Congress, a two-day series of workshops, panels and networking ...

Louis Armstrong’s crowd-pleasing public persona got him called an Uncle Tom and worse. In Satchmo at the Waldorf, playwright Terry Teachout mounts a modest if effective defense of the jazz trumpeter ...

Louis Armstrong’s virtuoso talents and charm earned him a singular place on top of the jazz world, as well as international fame and popularity, which can obscure his very humble beginnings. He adored ...

What makes this more than just a history lesson is how it tackles big questions—about race, fame, loyalty, and how artists survive in a world that often wants to define them. Armstrong’s warm, ...

No jazz artist takes Louis Armstrong seriously. He is both the most famous jazz musician in history and the one whose music is examined the least. Conservatory students begin their studies in the ...