Ninety-six years ago today, Jimmie Rodgers recorded a "Blue Yodel" with uncredited accompaniment by a jazz icon.

Was Louis Armstrong more an entertainer or artist? The dichotomy suggested by this question won't be resolved by this disc because it's a matter of perspective, like particles and waves in physics.

We’re happy to present our annual August “Satchmo SummerFest” issue. It focuses, in large part, on New Orleans’ traditional jazz community and legacy—which, of course, is influenced by the spirit and ...

Many music writers and historians consider Gertrude “Ma" Rainey the matriarch of American blues. Beginning her career in the dust of Southern tent shows and minstrel circuits, she became one of the ...

Louis Armstrong: The First Great Jazz Soloist August 4, 2016 marked the 115th birthday of music icon Louis Armstrong. Armstrong’s immediately recognizable style and playful sense of humor helped to ...

World-famous trumpeter Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong electrified a festival audience with his trademark style of jazz on Aug. 19, 1961. Satchmo appeared with his All Stars in a 25-minute performance on ...

When 20-year-old Louis Armstrong first arrived at Illinois Central Station from New Orleans on July 8, 1922, half to midnight, he wasn’t sure he’d made the right decision. “Anybody watching me closely ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) —The story of modern music and jazz is sizable one. The National World War II Museum has a new live music tribute that honors the influence of New Orleans’ jazz and the legacy of ...

Louis Armstrong never played at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. The last time he played in his hometown of New Orleans was at a 1968 event that was a precursor to Jazz Fest. During the ...