Unheard Louis Armstrong recordings to be released What a Wonderful World and You’ll Never Walk Alone are among five unreleased tracks on compilation Louis in London, performed at the BBC in 1968 The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2024
From Bond to bust: a Sin City hotel’s closing mirrors the new face of Vegas Tropicana, once host to celebrities, criminals and 007, will be replaced by the city’s new focus of attraction, a sports stadium The Guardian - US · Apr 13, 2024
“Django stretched the guitar imagination to its limit. He was the fastest, the most creative”: What Django Reinhardt can teach today’s blues players Idolized by B.B. King and George Benson, Django Reinhardt was gypsy jazz guitar’s most legendary player. Improve your jazz vocabulary with this primer in his pyrotechnic style Guitar World · Mar 14, 2024
Louis Armstrong's Jazz Diplomacy Unveiled In Congo Documentary Explore Louis Armstrong's visit to Congo during its independence and the political tensions of the time in the documentary 'Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat'. Top News · Mar 6, 2024
32 Best Red Carpet Moments of the 1960s Celebrity drama was just as intense! Marie Claire · Dec 8, 2023
Brenda Lee’s Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree hits US No 1 – 65 years after release At 78, Lee becomes oldest person to top US singles chart, beating record held by Louis Armstrong since 1964 The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2023
‘Fela Kuti was always in his pants’: legendary music photographer Val Wilmer’s greatest shoots She ate fried chicken with BB King, gave Jimi Hendrix a lift home from a gig and accidentally worked for MI6. The pioneer recalls her favourite subjects – and the ones like Miles Davis she’d rather forget The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2023
‘A Wonderful World’ offers great song and dance, but the telling of Louis Armstrong’s story needs some polish Theatrical imagination comes up short in new musical boasting a dynamic, increasingly complex lead performance by James Monroe Iglehart. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 15, 2023
New musical has a tall task: covering Louis Armstrong’s amazing lifetime of miracles ‘A Wonderful World’ attempts to sum up an inventive and daring career in jazz that started in Chicago. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 9, 2023
Things to do in Chicago Oct. 5-11: The Mix Bonnie Raitt’s post-Grammy victory tour, a Broadway-bound Louis Armstrong musical and the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns are among this week’s entertainment highlights. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 4, 2023
Guide to Chicago’s 2023 fall theater lineup The local theater scene has something for everyone this fall. Here are some of the offerings across the Chicago area. Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 11, 2023
Stock market fanfare plays for Round Hill Music in £375 million deal Star-studded back catalogue including The Beatles and The Rolling Stones and Louis Armstrong to go private Evening Standard · Sep 8, 2023
Fall theater in Chicago a powerhouse mix of old favorites and world premieres Here are highlights of the upcoming season on Chicago-area stages. Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 8, 2023
US Open order of play and Thursday’s tennis schedule Home hero Coco Gauff is one step away from the US Open final and faces Karolina Muchova in the semi-finals The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2023 John Goto obituary Photographic artist and teacher who felt himself part of the European tradition, with echoes of Russian constructivism in his work
Salon · Aug 10, 2023 Biz Markie was the "essence of hip-hop" Director Sacha Jenkins on Showtime doc "All Up in the Biz" and how the artist influenced Rakim and Big Daddy Kane
The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023 Louis, lounges and left-field covers: How New York’s jazz scene is getting more accessible Tamara Hinson checks out the new home for Louis Armstrong’s 60,000-piece archive, alongside the Big Apple’s coolest jazz bars and clubs
The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2023 Flying with weed? It’s still very much illegal – just ask Gigi Hadid After the supermodel was fined for travelling to the Cayman Islands with ganja, Kevin E G Perry explores why taking cannabis on a flight can still land you in hot water, even if it was bought legally
The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2023 Flying with weed? It’s still very much illegal – just ask Gigi Hadid After the supermodel was fined for travelling to the Cayman Islands with ganja, Kevin E G Perry explores why taking cannabis on a flight can still land you in hot water, even if it was bought legally
Bangkok Post · Jul 15, 2023 Glimmer of hope for foot soldiers There was encouraging news for Bangkok's pedestrians last week when the city governor announced that during the coming year there would be a major upgrade of pavements in the Big Mango. It was promised that some pavements might even become "walkable". Well, best of luck with that.
WEKU · Jul 6, 2023 Louis Armstrong's dazzling archive has a new home — his Across the street from the jazz icon's home in Queens, a site of pilgrimage for fans from around the world, sits the new Louis Armstrong Center, which brings his 60,000-item archive back to the block.
Cycling Weekly · Jun 6, 2023 Lance Armstrong plays astronaut on reality TV show; does he have the right stuff to win? Lance Armstrong, the disgraced pro cyclist, is one of 12 celebs competing for the title ‘brightest star in the galaxy’ on Fox' Stars on Mars
Chicago Sun-Times · May 18, 2023 Gerald Sims, Chess Records session guitarist heard on Jackie Wilson’s ‘Higher and Higher,’ dead at 83 Beside playing with many blues, soul greats, he also owned a music school and store near 79th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue where he gave Howlin’ Wolf guitar lessons.
GoodToKnow · May 10, 2023 The Muppets Mayhem is out today, and here's everything we know about who the band members are based on The Muppets Mayhem has arrived to Disney+, and we take a look at the real people and musicians the band members are based on.
The Guardian - US · Mar 24, 2023 ‘We have to be part of the solution’: building the Black Wall Streets of tomorrow How activists and visionaries across the nation are designing the new hubs of Black commerce