Travel through an evening of jazz as we explore the path from Louis Armstrong to Louis Prima to Chuck Mangione to Chris Botti ...

Courtesy Continental Production Co. "This is Louis ‘Satchmo ... some 700 reels of tape that Armstrong recorded for himself. Amid taped conversations and trumpet noodling, there’s a heartfelt ...

Louis Armstrong is undoubtedly one of the most influential musicians in American history. A towering figure in jazz and popular music, Armstrong’s gravelly voice, impeccable trumpet playing ...

From Louis Armstrong's trumpet to Grandmaster Flash's turntable and from a Central African harp to an Apache violin, these objects represent just a sampling of how music is collected, curated and ...

They are 12 seconds that changed the course of jazz—the opening of Louis Armstrong’s 1928 trumpet solo on “West End Blues.” Its strutting four-note beginning leads to a flashy climax ...