Remembering Louis Armstrong, born on this day in 1901 in New Orleans. Here’s Louis Armstrong and His All Stars performing in Ghana in 1956.
Special thanks to @RickyRiccardi at the @ArmstrongHouse for preserving this rare footage.
This was soooooo much fun! Get out and enjoy the rest of the #PlaytheParks season. Thank you to all the sponsors @TD_Canada@DowntownYonge @MackenzieHouse @CMincubator for supporting live music and community!
Downtown Yonge are you ready for a #PlayTheParks lunchtime concert? Join us today at the historical @MackenzieHouse from 12-1:30pm for some sun, relaxation and amazing music feat Sean Stanley & Miss Dior! All for the price of free! Don't miss out. @TD_Canada@dirtyjazzto
“Billie Holiday thrilled me above all with her complete naturalness. Her great showmanship was the very last word in showmanship. She had the most unique voice and style I’d ever heard of. What she felt when she sang, she felt with all she was.”- Louis on Billie, gone 60 years.
Happy Birthday, @milesdavis ! "You know you can't play anything on a horn that Louis hasn't played - I mean even modern," Miles famously said in 1958. "I love his approach to the trumpet; he never sounds bad.” Photo by Jack Bradley, taken in May 1970. #louisarmstrong#milesdavis
Looking for something to do tonight? How about some Fried Chicken & Jazz? You’re in luck! We’ll be back at @Harlem1920 TONIGHT from 7:30-10:30pm for your listening pleasure, and you know Harlem is gonna serve up some marvellous food. Reach!
Happy 115th Birthday, Fats Waller! Few jazz musicians brought more joy to the world than Satch and Fats. Here is a super rare photo of the two legends together in 1941. Listen to Louis or listen to Fats (or listen to "Satch Plays Fats") and watch your mood improve immediately!
For #MothersDay , Louis on his mother Mayann: “She was a stocky woman—dark, lovely expression and a beautiful soul. And she instilled in me the idea that what you can’t get—to hell with it. Don’t worry what the other fellow has....I think I had a great mother.” #LouisArmstrong
55 years ago today, "Hello, Dolly!" knocked the Beatles off the top of the pop charts, giving 62-year-old Louis Armstrong the number one hit single in the United States! #LouisArmstrong#HelloDolly
After the rain, we return to the Sunshine 🌞 this Sunday (tomorrow) @barhopbar for SUNDAY JAZZ BRUNCH. Join us for yummy brunch and soulful jazz. Come before, after, or instead of, church 😈 for a religious experience. https://t.co/MEKUNChIA2 of Thrones. #PerfectSunday