After surpassing one billion total views across all channels (including YouTube, Apple Music and Facebook) late last year, the archives of The Ed Sullivan Show have opened again to share rare vintage ...

Music historian James Karst explains his recent research into the early life of the legendary Louis Armstrong. Satchmo In His Adolescence: 1915 Film Clip May Show Young Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong ...

D'Angelo's music was made for reflection, so this week we'll be spending some time doing exactly that, from 'Brown Sugar' to 'Black Messiah.' 8 hours ago A handful of jazz archivists are debating ...

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Sacha Jenkins' film explores the artistic titan Louis Armstrong was and the man beneath the mask. We hear a clip of the late sax legend Artie Shaw stating, “I would say jazz almost stems from Louis ...

Personal tapes and letters bring fresh insights into the jazz great as a musician and a Black man. By Lisa Kennedy When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we ...

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Since that time in his teens when he self-published the early ’90s graffiti art zine “Graphic Scenes & X-Plicit Language,” Sacha Jenkins has been about documenting hip-hop and funk culture — Black ...

In "Jazz" — Ken Burns' 11-chapter history of the art form — exceptional jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis calls fellow native New Orleanian and horn player Louis Armstrong "an unrivaled genius." ...

March 1950: Louis Armstrong plays trumpet in his dressing room before a show in New York. (AFP/Getty Images) Louis Armstrong has served as the focus of many works of literature. Now, a few seconds of ...

Louis Armstrong has served as the focus of many works of literature. Now, a few seconds of old film that appear to feature Armstrong as a teenage boy have captivated jazz journalist James Karst. If ...