Louis Armstrong

The WWNO Music Hour is celebrating the life and legacy of Louis Armstrong with classic tracks, hidden gems, and a showcase of some of the artists appearing at the 2025 Satchmo Summerfest.

On today’s episode, we get a preview of this weekend’s festivities at the 25th annual Satchmo Summerfest. Also, we learn how a team of researchers is using AI to discover new drugs in an effort to find a cure for ALS.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about an upcoming festival honoring jazz legend Louis Armstrong’s life and legacy. Plus, we learn what’s on deck for this year’s White Linen Night, and hear how Mississippi is remembering Emmett Till on what would have been his 82nd birthday.

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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…

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…

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…