JonWertheimTennis Mailbag Another reason to admire Roger Federer and more from the 'bag. Oct 2, 2009
Please excuse my ignorance, but why is one of the courts at the U.S. Open named after jazz great Louis Armstrong. No one I asked knew. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Classic Film Review, Minnelli's Cab... Sep 19, 2009
In hell s corner sits Little Joe (Eddie Rochester Anderson), a small-time gambler and frequent backslider, egged on by Lucifer Jr. (Rex Ingram) and the employees of the Hotel Hades, including Louis Armstrong as the devil s trumpeter ... Musical grace notes are added by Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and his Orchestra, and the Hall Johnson Choir. (Suite101.com)
Time to take Susan Boyle seriously Sep 18, 2009
It's a theatrical approach with roots in bel canto singing and Broadway: the ingenue's wide-eyed way with a love song, devoid of the tics, blue phrasing and feel for conversation that we love in other kinds of singers, including Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday and Jagger. Boyle looks a certain way, and so she's been championed as more "human" than other singing stars. (FOX59, IN)
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Harbison takes a jazz turn Sep 16, 2009
When he was a teenager, Bach and Louis Armstrong were equal protagonists in his life. Then, in the summer of 1959, the Harvard undergrad made a fateful choice: Offered scholarships to Tanglewood (to study conducting) and the short-lived but eminent Lenox School of Jazz (the year Ornette Coleman famously showed up), Harbison chose Tanglewood. (Boston Globe)
Music, memorabilia worthy of a museum Sep 13, 2009
Among the autographs he has gathered are those of Caruso, opera singer Beverly Sills, bandleader Glenn Miller, and jazz entertainer Louis Armstrong. He makes room in the collection for one non-musician: inventor Thomas Edison. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
Four more BHS grads to enter hall of fame Sep 13, 2009
In his high school years, Stengel also played trumpet in the marching band and was the winner of the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award for his work in the Stage Band. He was named principal trumpet in the Minnesota All-State Orchestra after his junior year. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Model’s works were both unsettling and influential Sep 12, 2009
The only photograph in the show with joy in it - other than Model s Coney Islander - is Raymond Jacobs s 1954 portrait of a shirtless Louis Armstrong. It s quite glorious, actually, and a reminder that emphasizing life s dark side at the expense of the light can be as artistically perilous as the reverse. (Boston Globe)
Tomic into third round of junior US Open Sep 10, 2009
The third-seeded Tomic rallied for a 4-6 7-5 6-1 victory on the Louis Armstrong Stadium show court at Flushing Meadows. Chasing a second junior grand slam crown after winning the 2008 00004000 Australian Open title at just 15 years old, Tomic next plays either Swede Tobias Blomgren or Germany's 15th seed Dominik Schulz for a berth in the quarter-finals. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Project Snoozer: Searching for the lost recordings of a Bogalusa musician Sep 9, 2009
Quinn, who died in 1949, was a Bogalusa native who played with the likes of Paul Whiteman, Jimmie Davis and Louis Armstrong. He was one of the very earliest jazz guitarists, and though he is obscure, he is considered to be one of the true greats by jazz-guitar aficionados, according to Kathryn Hobgood, a 31-year-old music grad student who has been researching Quinn for the past three years. (Bogalusa Daily News, LA)
Saturday Night Live -- At The Open Sep 7, 2009
After Kuznetsova jumped ahead 3-0 in the second, we made our way to Louis Armstrong, where Serena and Venus played a tight first set, before disposing easily of their doubles adversaries, Yong Jan Chen and Katarina Srebotnik. From there, we descended to the plaza, and found numerous new-found, night-session buddies, awaiting the Isner-Roddick conclusion. (Multichannel News)
Safin says Grand Slam goodbye with US Open defeat Sep 3, 2009
The 29-year-old Russian, a two-time Grand Slam winner who will retire at year's end, exited with a 1-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 first-round loss to Austrian Jurgen Melzer at Louis Armstrong Stadium. Safin, who won the 2000 US Open and 2005 Australian Open, announced at the start of the year that this would be his final season and while he might play again this year, he is happy the Slam farewell tour has finally run its course. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Continue reading Sep 3, 2009
Vargas and Garza were in a band during elementary school and Vargas and Jaime played in the marimba group that Selma High used to have and they were co-winners of the first Louis Armstrong Jazz Award at the high school. In addition, Jaime lived in the same neighborhood as Garza's grandparents. (Selma Enterprise, CA)
* Verve preserve Aug 28, 2009
The musicians who appeared regularly at Preservation Hall began touring as a band in 1963, and the groups members were at the heart of the jazz revolution, having performed with jazz pioneers such as Buddy Bolden, Jelly Roll Morton and Louis Armstrong. The band, whose musicians span several generations, continues today as part family affair, part musical mentorship. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Music Man Murray prepares to spin last record Aug 24, 2009
There, Weiss says, he discovered a trove of old 78s by blues legends Robert Johnson and Charlie Patton and pre-World War II jazz recordings by Louis Armstrong. If he were younger and had more time, Murray says, maybe he would stick around and try to reissue some of his rarities on CD.. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Jazzing it up at 60 (1) Aug 24, 2009
Soon patrons were listening to Debora, accompanied by her husband on bass, belting out tunes made famous by Cole Porter, Louis Armstrong, George Gershwin, Ella Fitzgerald and Richard Arlan. As members of the Cleveland Musician s Union, the Lynns have had no shortage of local and national entertainers to fill their stage, including Cleveland jazz greats and Club Isabella regulars Evelyn Wright and David Thomas. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Film buff Justin Freed played a lead role in Boston theater history Aug 23, 2009
He s the Louis Armstrong of our cinema. The purity, the poetry, the inventiveness: It s comparable to jazz. (Boston Globe)
Lawrence Lucie; guitarist kept rhythm for jazz greats Aug 21, 2009
The list of Mr. Lucie s employers included Duke Ellington, with whom he worked for a few nights in the early 1930s, and Louis Armstrong, with whom he worked for four years in the 1940s. He also performed or recorded with Billie Holiday, Benny Carter, Fletcher Henderson, and many others. (Boston Globe)
Four Decades of Vinyl brings back memories Aug 20, 2009
Another Lakeland singer taking you down memory lane is Larry Williams with Fats Domino s Blueberry Hill and Louis Armstrong s What a Wonderful World. California Dreaming will prove to be a real treat as it won t be the typical rendition of the Mamas and Papas. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Music: the week ahead Aug 20, 2009
In a solo performance, he celebrates The Bright Mississippi, his new album featuring the seminal compositions of Crescent City forebears Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, Jelly Roll Morton, and Joe King Oliver, among others. 8 p.m. and $10 p.m. Aug. 20. (Boston Globe)
Local briefs (5) Aug 16, 2009
He achieved Academic All-State honors for tennis and soccer and received the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award. CRDC offers program for working-class families. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
• Fresh-air choreography: Contemporary ballet company that settled in Idaho will perform in Sun Valley Aug 14, 2009
The Trey McIntyre Project performed it live with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, whose charter members included Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton. "I was intrigued by the New Orleans people's unique view of death - how they incorporate their idea of being here and not being here," McIntyre said. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Obituary: Les Paul Aug 14, 2009
By his mid-30s, Mr Paul was one of the country's most sought after guitarists, playing alongside greats like Nat King Cole and Louis Armstrong. Combining jazz, western swing and hillbilly sounds, he formed the Les Paul trio, and became a regular guest on Bing Crosby's radio show. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Rock's original guitar hero Aug 14, 2009
Together they formed the Les Paul Trio, which, after moving to New York in 1938, alternated mainstream work for the popular bandleader Fred Waring with Harlem jam sessions that featured Louis Armstrong, Art Tatum, Ben Webster, Stuff Smith and Charlie Christian. Throughout the 1930s Paul had continued to experiment with different forms of electric guitar. (The Age, Australia)
Bennett, Brubeck First Gig in Together in 50 Years Aug 14, 2009
Brubeck rarely plays behind singers now, but earlier in his career he recorded with Carmen McRae and Louis Armstrong, among others. Bennett got a thrill from playing with Brubeck. (Newsmax)
Les Paul, guitar revolutionary, dies at 94 Aug 14, 2009
" First known as a brilliant guitarist, Paul went on to change the course of music, pioneering the shift from acoustic to electric guitar and inventing multitrack recording. Born Lester William Polsfuss in Waukesha, Wisconsin on June 9, 1915, Les Paul was a child guitar prodigy who dropped out of school at 17 to play with Sunny Joe Wolverton's Radio Band. He played jazz and hillbilly picking, made his first recordings in 1936, and in 1938 moved to New York to star on national radio. By his... (Channelnewsasia.com)
Morton getting ready for 100th Aug 14, 2009
" Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and located on downtown Athens' "Hot Corner," the Morton Building holds a key place in the history of Athens. At one time the heart of the city's black business district, the Morton opened May 18, 1910, and it is thought that through the years, the venue hosted such musical luminaries as Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway and Duke Ellington. After years of disrepair, the Morton faced an untimely end in the 1980s, but a local-option sales tax was... (Athens Banner-Herald)
The Legend of Woodstock is a Distorted Truth Aug 13, 2009
By contrast, crooner Bobby Vinton had four #1 hits, and any list of the decade s most popular performers would include decidedly non-rockin chart-toppers like Herb Alpert, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Petula Clark, Conway Twitty, Henry Mancini and Andy Williams. The albums My Fair Lady, West Side Story, and Mary Poppins out-sold the Rolling Stones biggest records, while big band leader Mitch Miller sold over 20 million. (Human Events Online)
Tony Bennett, Dave Brubeck spin magic again Aug 12, 2009
Brubeck rarely plays behind singers now, but earlier in his career he recorded with Carmen McRae and Louis Armstrong, among others. "Tony has such great command, control and power that it's a thrill to hear him really start to belt it out," said Brubeck. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Gillette has a jazz scene? Check it out Aug 9, 2009
The band will perform what the greats like Louis Armstrong did years ago. Trumpeter Sid Phelps said jazz is just a great sound thats never the same. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
SAGE launches Music and Medicine Aug 8, 2009
This new official Journal of the International Association for Music and Medicine is peer reviewed and edited by Joanne Loewy, DA, LCAT, MT-BC, Director of the distinguished Louis Armstrong Center for Music ine, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, and David Aldridge, PhD, FRSM, Director of the notable Nordoff-Robbins Zentrum, Witten, for applied music in health care practice and research, Germany. With the goal of bringing together information that is currently scattered across many... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for August 4 Aug 4, 2009
TUESDAY, AUGUST 4: LOUIS ARMSTRONG ... One of the most revered figures in the history of jazz, Louis Armstrong -- nicknamed "Satchmo" -- was born in New Orleans on this date in 1901. (PR Newswire)
Fountain rekindles magic of Blue Room Aug 3, 2009
Back in the day, it featured all the A-listers: Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Louis Armstrong, Marlene Dietrich, Rosemary Clooney and even Sonny and Cher. According to former Times-Picayune critic David Cuthbert, that famous duo even created their stage act at the Blue Room, basing it on New Orleanian Louis Prima and his wife and singing partner Keely Smith. (WWLTV.com, LA)
New Orleans hotel reopens 4 years after Katrina Jul 30, 2009
As important, Romig said, is the return of the iconic Blue Room Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Rosemary Clooney, Marlene Dietrich and Sonny and Cher all performed there. The Blue Room, which reopens in late July with a concert by jazz clarinetist Pete Fountain, and the Sazerac Bar, have been Roosevelt landmarks for decades. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Satchmo Summerfest kicks off Thursday Jul 30, 2009
He also serves on the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation board of directors. A jazz photo exhibit on loan from the Meridian Center in Washington, D.C., will be on display all weekend at the Old U.S. Mint in the French Quarter, and there will be a host of free music performances by such artists as jazz clarinetist Tim Laughlin, jazz singer Leah Chase and trumpeters Kermit Ruffins and Shamarr Allen. (KSLA.com, LA)
9 places to party like it's 1929 Jul 26, 2009
Also inside the hotel, the legendary Blue Room supper club -- where Louis Armstrong and Jimmy Durante cut their chops -- will once again host periodic evenings of Dixieland jazz and big band music. Share this on. (CNN)
No one wins when athletes say goodbye before it's time to leave Jul 25, 2009
"Musicians don't retire," Louis Armstrong said. "They stop when there's no more music in them.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
More of this story» Jul 24, 2009
Phillipson said Francois is primarily a jazz trumpeter from the swing era, who was equally influenced by such New Orleans players as Louis Armstrong and the more modern "Harlem" and "Kansas City" players like Frankie Newton and Antillian Abel Beauregard. His first goal was to play with musicians from the golden age of jazz. (Dowagiac News, MI)
Rest in peace? The perils of posthumous pop Jul 21, 2009
Jazz guitarist Pat Metheny, for example, described saxophonist Kenny Gs with the late Louis Armstrong as. Debates about this practice will probably be reignited in the coming months, since news broke that Michael Jackson left behind. (MSNBC -- News)
"Straight No Chaser" The Music of M... Jul 20, 2009
"His music is a brew indeed, wildly contrasting rhythmic bottoms and electronic serial sound, wrote Imamu Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones), author of Blues People and Black Music ( Harper Perennial ). Born in 1926, Miles grew up in East St. Louis, Illinois, to a privileged life. His family had a big house in the city and a 200-acre country estate where he loved to ride horses when he was a boy. Miles began playing the trumpet when he was 13-years-old, after receiving the instrument from his father and... (Suite101.com)
A Song for Lady Day Jul 17, 2009
She had learned her craft from Louis Armstrong and Bessie Smith, desiring Armstrongs sense of time and his brilliant choice of notes as well as Smiths big sound. She did better with Armstrong than she did with Smith, whom Langston Hughes said one could hear out on the street when she was singing in a theater before microphones had been developed to the point that Armstrong, Holiday and Sinatra could make the most of them. (Slate)
Obamas Visit To Ghana And The Promotion Of African American Roots Tourism Jul 15, 2009
Indeed African Americans like the legendary Jazz musician Louis Armstrong and Isaac Hayes who was enthroned as Nene Katey Ocansey I of Noyami, have traced their roots to Ghana. Though in the past African Americans traced their roots to African countries out of emotion, recently DNA test is helping them to trace their true ancestry as in the case of Lyndra Marshall from Maryland who is now encouraging others to visit and invest in Ghana after a DNA test proved that she was an Ashanti. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Dover-Sherborn letters to the editor Jul 15, 2009
Some of your older readers might recall that Jack Lesberg was Louis Armstrong s bass player with the band that Louis took to Africa in 1956 an international sensation. I met Louis in person at a concert in Framingham in 1964 and will never forget talking with a giant who was as honest, big-hearted and sensitive as his music. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
Middle-schoolers free their metal mindset with a little jazz Jul 11, 2009
Those sources, MacDonald says, include trumpeter Louis Armstrong, pianist Jelly Roll Morton, trumpeter Bix Beiderbecke, trombonist Edward Kid Ory, clarinetist/saxophonist Sidney Bechet and bandleader and trumpeter King Oliver. Public Display of Rock doesn t plan on becoming Public Display of Dixieland. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Michael Jackson -- In the culture wars Jul 9, 2009
Louis Armstrong, accused by fellow blacks of being a grinning Uncle Tom, shocked the world when he called President Eisenhower "two-faced" on civil rights and said "the government can go to hell.". Politicians, in turn, have a history of celebrity fascination/revulsion -- from the Washington legislators who condemned Ingrid Bergman as an adulteress to Jimmy Carter quoting Dylan's lyrics as he campaigned for president in 1976. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Sonic Spotlight: Gerry Eisenberg Jul 9, 2009
FAVORITE ARTISTS: Miles Davis, Sarah Vaughan, Tony Bennett, Rachmaninoff, Verdi, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong. From the Thursday, July 09, 2009 edition of the Augusta Chronicle Reader Comments Note: Comments are not edited and don't represent the views of The Augusta Chronicle. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Politicians have embraced and reviled Jackson Jul 8, 2009
Louis Armstrong, accused by fellow blacks of being a grinning Uncle Tom, shocked the world when he called President Eisenhower two-faced on civil rights and said the government can go to hell. . (MSNBC -- Politics)
And on drums ... La Crosse musician, sound man finds work on the road and at home Jul 6, 2009
In that time, I acquired nine state solo ensemble honors, three NAJE jazz honors, and the coveted Louis Armstrong Jazz Award. Dan Risgaard, director of Logan s Class Act, gave me my first paying gig. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Elvis, Sinatra top Curb's list for Hall Jul 6, 2009
And what about Louis Armstrong. Later, Curb said he's talked with music historian and author Joel Whitburn about one way to resolve such difficult questions. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
US Open Ticket Packages to be Auctioned to Support GW Tennis Jul 3, 2009
Included in each package are: invitations for two individuals to be the guest of the USTA President for the days offered; seating in the USTA President's Courtside Box, located just feet from the action; Lunch in the President's Dining Room; Hospitality in the President's Suite during the session; Access to courtside seating in the Louis Armstrong Stadium; Access to all other courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center; and a behind-the-scenes tour of Arthur Ashe Stadium. To see... (Gwsports.com)
James Howard Kunstler on Michael Jackson as America Jul 2, 2009
News flash: Louis Armstrong did that in the twenties. And Toure made it sound like nothing of any artistic value was played on MTV before Michael Jackson came along - just staid performance videos from boring, white guitar bands. (Harper's Magazine)
For black America, Jackson was an icon who transcended race Jul 1, 2009
"Other black entertainers may have been loved in some parts of the world Sammy Davis Jr., Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole but Jackson reached fans in Asia, Russia, China, and Japan," says Najee Ali, one of the city's leading black activists. "No other black ever reached that far before. He was a precursor to the Obama presidency in the sense that he didn't let race pigeonhole him.". (Christian Science Monitor)
Column: The gift of time spent in Brookline's Runkle School Jun 30, 2009
Louis Armstrong played Hello Dolly on his trumpet. A few students were paralyzed at the idea of speaking in front of a large crowd; others were in heaven at the opportunity. (Brookline TAB, MA)
PICK OF THE WEEK: Sarah Jarosz Jun 30, 2009
When You Wish Upon a Star Louis Armstrong. A children's classic that no one ever outgrows, rendered by an equally timeless voice. (USA Today -- Life)
Jackson Was A Study In Black And White Jun 29, 2009
Is Danyel Smith too young to remember Jackie Robinson, or Hank Aaron, or Arthur Ashe, or Wilt Chamberlain, or Julius Erving, or Magic Johnson, or Michael Jordan, or Charles Barkley, or Cassius Clay aka Muhammed Ali, or Louis Armstrong, or Harry Belafonte, or Chuck Berry, or James Brown, or Ray Charles, or Nat King Cole, or John Coltrane, or Miles Davis, or Aretha Franklin, or Marvin Gaye, or Jimi Hendrix, or Lena Horne, or Etta James, or Quincy Jones, or Wynton Marsalis, or Smokey Robinson, or... (CBS News)
Herman Leonard's portraits of giants of jazz Jun 29, 2009
His subjects range from Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington to Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie. Prints of his photos sell for as much as $15,000 each. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
13 of Johnny Mercer’s most memorable songs Jun 28, 2009
JEEPERS CREEPERS, Louis Armstrong ( Going Places, film, 1938). The lyrics are so silly ( Jeepers creepers. (Boston Globe)
Mat-Su community datebook (6/24/09) Jun 25, 2009
New Orleans style swing featuring the music of Louis Armstrong and Pete Fountain. No Cover. (Anchorage Daily News)
Spitz: After Katrina, Framingham Jun 25, 2009
"They took us on the National Guard Army truck. They picked up a few people along the way in the flooded area. They brought us to the parking lot of the Morial Convention Center. They gave us food to eat, some water and so on. They took us on a special bus and took us to the Louis Armstrong International Airport in Kenner.". It wasn't until he was on the plane, along with 183 other adults, 25 children, 15 cats, a parrot, a lizard and a python, he and the rest of the group learned where they were... (Framingham TAB, MA)
Norman Lear looks back on his career Jun 21, 2009
Over at his computer, he pulled up a sparkling Old Hollywood heirloom: a video snippet from 1959 s The Five Pennies, with Danny Kaye and Louis Armstrong bending When the Saints Go Marching In into a dizzying comedy routine. Who works this hard anymore. (Boston Globe)
Greg London Knows It's Time for a 'Cool Change'-Bringing 'ICONMAN' to Harrah's Lake Tahoe August 5-9 Jun 20, 2009
Many of the icons he pays homage to have performed in the famed venue over the years, including everyone from Louis Armstrong to Kermit the Frog (who performed there with The Muppets). The incredible matching list includes: Willie Nelson, Sammy Davis, Jr., Ray Charles, Tom Jones, Johnny Cash, Julio Iglesias, Dean Martin and Barry Manilow and more. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
MELROSE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2009 Jun 16, 2009
Louis Armstrong Jazz Memorial Scholarship: Kristen Deems Frank DeGiacomo Memorial Scholarship: Melanie Monroe (Band Award) John Philip Souza Memorial Scholarship: Brian Kelleher-Calnan The Corrine (Morris) Johnson Memorial Scholarship: Katherine Hartigan Kappa Delta Psi: Zoe Zaferiou (In Memory of Ruth Ansell Morrison) Friends of Melrose Football: Michael Lahiff The Melrose Symphony Orchestra Award: Jonathan Brach, Michaela Gonzales, John Kaynor, Quincy King, Lena Millstrm, Jocelyn Zajac Air... (Melrose Free Press, MA)
Awards and plans of CHS graduates Jun 16, 2009
Claire Froelich: Washington State University; Cougar Academic Award, WSU College of Engineering Scholarship, Presidential Volunteer Service bronze award, OSAA Activity Scholar, National Honor Society, Louis Armstrong Award, Richard Davis Kessler Memorial Award. Claire Gibbons: University of Oregon; U of O Presidential Scholarship, Presidential Volunteer Service-gold award, National Honor Society. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Concert features Siouxland Master Chorale Jun 16, 2009
In addition, the band will perform the Finale of Symphony No. 6 by Tchaikovsky, Satchmo -- a Tribute to Louis Armstrong, A Tribute to Harold Arlen, and music from the soundtrack of Witches of Eastwick, "Dance of the Witches" by John Williams. The popular audience sing-a-long, led by bandshell host Dave Madsen, will include "For Dad's a Jolly Good Fellow" and "I Want A Girl.". (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Oldest serving cop in US dies at age 84 Jun 6, 2009
In the heady days of the 1950s, Curry broke up dice games along Rampart street where the jazz standards of the likes of Louis Armstrong could be heard spilling out of the bars that sat on every corner. Things got tense in the 1960s when the civil rights movement began to challenge the segregation that had long governed this port city which had played a key role in the slave trade. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Thank you, teachers! Jun 3, 2009
That would be Antonio Vivaldi and Louis Armstrong among others. When you have a child recite a chapter of Louis Armstrong's life or recognize a Vivaldi arrangement, then you have opened a mind to a life time of learning. (The Palm Beach Post)
