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Though a team led by Branford Marsalis and Daryl Waters has written hot arrangements and rich orchestrations for a nine-person band, including the great Alphonso Horne on lead trumpet, the program of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Like any other industry, there are titans in music. These once-in-a-lifetime artists help shift the musical landscape across the ...

At the time of closing, the production will have played 151 performances, including 31 previews. A Wonderful World began previews October 16, 2024, and opened November 11. In a statement, the ...

Earlier this month, a musical milestone turned 50. On August 16, 1967, Louis Armstrong recorded his cover of “What A Wonderful World,” and with it he contributed one of the most enduring classics in ...

On July 12, Verve Records will deliver Louis in London, the last great performance by one of the most influential figures in jazz music, Louis Armstrong. Ahead of the historic release, the artist’s ...

On his Bronzeville cultural excursions that lead beyond the usual tracks, tour guide and historian Shermann “Dilla” Thomas typically pulls up his Chicago Mahogany Tours bus outside a townhouse at 421 ...

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 ...

Louis Armstrong jukebox biomusical A Wonderful World plays its final performance at Broadway's Studio 54 February 23, capping off a run of 151 performances and 31 previews. The production began ...

Louis Armstrong was born in New Orleans, but his heart belonged to Corona, Queens — where he bought a home in 1943 for $8,000. “You take this neighborhood we live in,” the jazzman told Ebony magazine ...

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