Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport saw steady crowds of passengers both heading home and beginning new trips.

Tracy Morgan has previously expressed interested in playing late jazz legend Louis Armstrong in a biopic Tracy Morgan is keen on portraying Louis Armstrong in a biopic, according to the actor's Coming ...

He answered to "Pops," "Satchmo," and "Louie." But he called himself Louis. Documentary filmmaker Sacha Jenkins and jazz pianist Jason Moran have been immersed in Louis Armstrong's recordings and ...

Two photos circulating on social media for years authentically showed jazz legend Louis Armstrong drawing a trumpet on a fan's head in France. Despite the seemingly anachronistic appearance of the fan ...

Reporting from New York — In 1947, jazz great Louis Armstrong got himself a new gadget -- a tape recorder, fresh out on the consumer market. It was a big, boxy machine that he set up in concert halls ...

A version of this story about “Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues” first appeared in the Guild & Critics Awards/Documentaries issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine. Louis Armstrong was a titan of American ...

Trumpeter and band leader Louis Armstrong announced his arrival in Baltimore by giving away 300 bags of coal in a poor black neighborhood. He offered the coal to those who appeared at the Royal ...

A.B. SPELLMAN, National Endowment for the Arts: Well, that fanfare turned the trumpet around, didn't it Murray? MURRAY HORWITZ, American Film Institute: It turned almost everything around. I don't ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This chalkware statue of American ...

One of Louis Armstrong’s trumpets, custom-made for the jazz legend in 1948 and given to a family friend five years later, will hit the auction block as part of Christie’s the Exceptional Sale. The ...

A new four-disc compilation presents recordings Armstrong made for Verve in 1957. Critic Kevin Whitehead says the album includes a wealth of alternate takes, warm-ups and rehearsal sequences. This is ...

How many Broadway shows has Louis Armstrong been in? Louis Armstrong has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows. How many West End shows has Louis Armstrong been in? Louis Armstrong has not appeared in the ...