Newly Renovated Flushing Town Hall Hosts Jazz Concert, Snail-Whale Tale This...
The five-month theater renovation is finished, and Flushing Town Hall is going to celebrate just like it did before the restoration: with great music and top-notch acting. The fun starts on Friday...
View ArticleArmstrong House, Moving Image Museum Host Hello Dolly 50th Anniversary Party...
By early 1964, Louis Armstrong had pretty much done it all. Thanks to his songs, movies, tours and TV appearances, he was beloved around the world. But on May 9, 1964, Pops outdid himself, replacing...
View ArticleWorld’s Biggest Private Satchmo Collection on Display in Corona
Over the last dozen years of Louis Armstrong’s life, the jazz legend liked to joke that Jack Bradley was his “white son.” The famous composer/singer/trumpeter didn’t have any biological children, and...
View ArticleSatchmo Stars in International Jazz Day Bash
It was the height of the Cold War, and the Iron Curtain countries were violently anti-capitalist and anti-American. Louis Armstrong was the most popular entertainer in the world, but East Germany’s...
View ArticleIt’s in Queens! (April 30 to May 6)
Louis Armstrong, Chazz Palminteri, and renowned Korean folk artist Jae Choon Kim headline another busy week in Queens. Other options include Mexican dance, sheep-shearing, Yiddish music, Bollywood...
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