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The Wonderful World of Ricky RiccardiPerhaps one of the most awe-inspiring facts about Ricky Riccardi, who directs research collections at the Louis…
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“The World that Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square,” by Ned Sublette“Jazzmen,” edited by Frederic Ramsay, with key chapters by William…
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“Satchmo: My Life in New Orleans,” by Louis Armstrong“Treat It Gentle,” by Sidney Bechet“Under a Hoodoo Moon, The Life of Dr. John, The Nightripper,” by…
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This week on The Reading Life: Susan talks with historian Blain Roberts, co-author, with her husband Ethan Kytle, of “Denmark Vesey’s Garden: Slavery and…
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Each week, American Routes brings you Shortcuts, a sneak peek at our upcoming show. This week we talk to New Orleans senior statesmen Trombone Shorty, who…
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This year's Satchmo SummerFest — New Orleans' annual celebration of the life, legacy and music of Louis Armstrong — was again the occasion, for the second…
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Satchmo SummerFest, Whitney White Linen Night, Hearing Sappho in New Orleans and Fiddler on the RoofThis week on Inside the Arts you'll hear about a three-day birthday bash honoring the life, legacy and music of Louis Armstrong... we'll sashay down Julia…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A live recording of Louis Armstrong playing his trumpet for one of the last times is being released to the public for the first time.…