Louis Armstrong News

There will be a memorial service for clarinetist Joe Muranyi on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at 7 pm at St. Peter's Church, 619 Lexington Avenue at 54th Street, New York City. (more...)

Ben Vereen returns to The RRazz Room to with his show "Steppin' Out with Ben Vereen," a high energy tribute to the music of Broadway, along with musical selections made famous by the likes of Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr. Audiences can expect to hear classics such as "Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries," "Mr. Bojangles" and "Defying Gravity." Well known to theatre audiences for his Tony Award and Drama Desk winning performance in Pippin, Vereen has also appeared on Broadway in Wicked, Chicago, Fosse and Jelly's Last Jam. He is currently celebrating the release of his CD "Steppin' Out Live." (more...)

The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, and Jazz at Lincoln Center invite you to the Tribute to Phoebe Jacobs, in memoriam. The event will be held at Rose Theater, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center on Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 1 p.m. There will be no printed tickets for this event. Doors will open at 12:30pm, and attendees will be seated on a first come, first served basis. (more...)

Highline Ballroom has announced its upcoming shows, May 21-June 4, 2012. See below for the full schedule. (more...)

As part of the Partners in Preservation grant contest that has taken over New York City, Louis Armstrong House Museum had almost 1,000 people attend its Garden Party this past weekend on May 5 & 6. LAHM also hosted a student photo that included a 5’ 6" Louis Armstrong cutout of the Jazz legend in the Quad on the Queens College campus. (more...)

Long Wharf Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein and Managing Director Joshua Borenstein, announces the slate of plays for its 48th season. (more...)

The 38th Annual Jazz Record Collectors Bash will be held June 29th - 30th at the Hilton Woodbridge in Iselin, New Jersey. Buy, sell, swap or trade 78s, LPs, CDs, memorabilia, rare jazz films and more. (more...)

Going into airports across the country, the series shares an insider's view of Southwest Airlines - at the gates, in the air, and behind the scenes - revealing the hectic, unexpected, and over-the-top happenings with customers and employees. The 13-part series will air Thursdays at 9/8c, starting May 24. (more...)

As part of the PartnersInPreservation.com grant contest sponsored by American Express and the National Historic Trust, Louis Armstrong House Museum will present the exclusive free film screening of Satchmo the Great on Saturday, May 12th at 8:00 pm in the Garden at Louis Armstrong House Museum. This film was released in 1957 and is now a collector’s item. Seating is limited for this free screening and is available on a first-come basis. (more...)

Louis Armstrong House Museum is hosting a Garden Party on May 5th & 6th from 12 Noon - 6:00 pm as part of the Partners in Preservation grant contest this weekend so visitors will enjoy live Jazz, historic house tours, red beans ‘n rice, swing dancing and an exciting raffle program designed to drum up votes for LAHM in the grant contest at www.PartnersInPreservation.com. (more...)

Israel Musicals has announced a production of Frankly, Sinatra.., starring the Broadway Rabbi Yisrael Lutnick, in Givatayim (June 6), Herzliya (June 21) and Jerusalem (June 24). (more...)

Uptown Downtown, the new CD by Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress, singer, and recording artist Leslie Uggams (On Golden Pond, King Headley II, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Anything Goes, Jerry’s Girls, Her First Roman, Hallelujah, Baby! and television’s Roots) is now available for download at iTunes, CDBaby.com, and Amazon.com. This 2-CD cast album includes 21 tracks (24 songs) from her critically acclaimed one-woman musical autobiography that charts her historic career from Harlem (Uptown) to Broadway (Downtown), and everywhere in between. (more...)

Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor's non-profit center for fine film and the performing arts, has announced this week's film schedule. Highlights include THE KID WITH A BIKE and WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN. See the full schedule below. (more...)

Inside Broadway’s 2012 Broadway Beacon Awards will be held at 6:00PM on Monday, June 4th, 2012 at the Hudson Theatre in the Millennium Broadway Hotel in the heart of Times Square at 145 West 44th Street. The evening will honor How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying star and singer/songwriter Nick Jonas, model, philanthropist and Chicago star Christie Brinkley (currently starring on Broadway before joining the national tour), I.A.T.S.E. President James J. Claffey, Jr., and The Millennium Broadway Hotel for their longstanding contributions to Times Square and the Broadway community. The evening, which begins with a cocktail hour, will be hosted by FOX5 reporter Julie Chang. The awards ceremony will begin at 7:30pm. (more...)

Inside Broadway’s 2012 Broadway Beacon Awards will be held at 6:00PM on Monday, June 4th, 2012 at the Hudson Theatre in the Millennium Broadway Hotel in the heart of Times Square at 145 West 44th Street. (more...)

Seattle Theatre Group (STG) announces the following concerts going on sale this week. (more...)

From tonight, Sunday April 22, EN TREN DE SONAR, a new play by Eduardo Rovner, author of many successful works of Argentine theater, opens at the Teatro SHA under the direction of Corina Fiorillo, winner of the 2011 ACE Award for Best Direction of theater. The show stars Luis Gasloli, Alejo Mango, Violeta Zorrilla and more. (more...)

Filter Magazine presents HANNI EL KHATIB, Sunday, April 29, 2012, doors at 7:00 pm, show at 8:00 pm, at the Knitting Factory, 361 Metropolitan Ave Brooklyn, NY. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 day of show. (more...)

Tickets go on sale today for Lincoln Center’s 24th season of Midsummer Night Swing taking place Tuesdays through Saturdays, June 26—July 14. Swing’s 15 dazzling nights of dancing, and one free daytime lesson for children, take place at the bandshell and elevated dance floor in Damrosch Park, on West 62nd Street between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues. Midsummer Night Swing offers an array of dance music styles including salsa, swing, tango, rock ‘n’ roll, and bhangra. Because of the national holiday there will be no Swing on July 4th, so a special Monday night will be added on July 2nd. (more...)

Vince Giordano’s band (originally known as the New Orleans Nighthawks) has been around for 35 years, but seemingly are getting more popular with age. For example, they’ve become HBOs go-to vintage jazz band, popping up in the 2009 film version of Grey Gardens, the 2011 mini-series Mildred Pierce, and the original series Boardwalk Empire (for which the band a 2012 Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack). While there are a few other bands around the country playing 1920s and 1930s jazz, swing and blues, the Nighthawks deserve most of the credit for keeping the genre alive . . . and live, and they shined recently at Rose Hall for Jazz at Lincoln Center. (more...)