The Louis Armstrong House Museum has received an additional $1.9 million grant from New York City to renovate its existing building and expand its campus to a nearby building called Selma’s House. The ...
Image source: NYDN The NY Daily News reports that the Louis Armstrong House Museum (GMAP) has hired their first curator, David Reese, who took on the position in early August. Prior to this job, he ...
Image Source: All That Is Interesting It’s Jazz Appreciation Month, and the living is easy! Schools, music societies, radio stations and enthusiasts around the country will celebrate this U.S.-born ...
Rebellious jazz took flight in Harlem at Minton’s Playhouse, but it was nurtured on the tree-lined streets that gave pioneering Black musicians a home. By Mia Jackson New jazz and exhibition spaces, ...
CORONA, Queens -- In honor of Black History Month, Eyewitness News is taking you to the home of one of the world's most renowned jazz musicians and entertainers: Louis Armstrong. He lived in a home in ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The Louis Armstrong House Museum in New York City has hired its first curator. David L. Reese most recently has served as resident director of Gunston Hall, the former home of founding ...
Kenyon Victor Adams will take over as director of the Louis Armstrong House Museum, effective immediately, the museum announced Tuesday. Kenyon Victor Adams will take over as director of the Louis ...
The Louis Armstrong House Museum has acquired the only known film footage of the great jazz musician in a recording studio — following its discovery in a storage facility. The 33-minute, 16mm film ...
For nearly 30 years, world-renowned jazz musician Louis Armstrong and his wife, Lucille, lived quietly in a small, two-story house in Corona, Queens. His professional life featured performances for ...