Louis Armstrong's undeniable influence on jazz and popular culture has been the subject of many books, essays, and articles throughout the years, so one wonders will another biography add ...
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We talk with author Ricky Riccardi about how Louis Armstrong became the first Black pop star and provided the foundation of improvisation for other musicians. Riccardi's book is Stomp Off, Let's Go.
As local high school marching bands fill the streets with rolling thunder over the next couple of weeks, consider the battered cornet on view at the New Orleans Jazz Museum exhibition “It All Started ...
It is perfectly logical to assume New Orleans-bred trumpeter and Pulitzer Prize-winning jazz composer Wynton Marsalis grew up as a fan of jazz pioneer and fellow New Orleans trumpeter/composer ...
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