All About Jazz reviews Wynton and Armstrong’s Hot Fives concert
All about Jazz has just published a review about the Wynton and Louis Armstrong’s Hot Fives concert, held on September 28-30 at Rose Theater in New York City
Archive for Louis Armstrong
Wynton wrote the foreword for the new Louis Armstrong DVD
This month saw the release of the Jazz Icons series by San Diego’s Reelin’ In The Years.
Available on nine DVDs that will be released in a boxed set, the series features previously unreleased European performances by such legends as Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk.
Wynton wrote the foreword for the Louis Armstrong DVD
Wynton and Louis Armstrong’s Hot Fives reviewed by New York Times
The New York Times has just published a review about Wynton’s recent concert at JALC on Louis Armstrong’s Hot Fives. (free registration required)
Wynton interviewed about Louis Armstrong by WYNC
Wynton has been interviewed by New York Public Radio about his concert on Louis Armstrong and Hot Fives.
A lovely discussion about Louis’s way of playing and expressing his feelings.
The complete interview is available as mp3 file (right-click the link to save the MP3 on your hard disk)
Wynton playing Portrait of Louis Armstrong
In this wonderful video, Wynton is with the JLCO in Netherlands (2002) playing an excitign Duke Ellington song entitled: Portrait of Louis Armstrong.
Enjoy it !
Wynton will appear tonight in a PBS homage to Louis Armstrong
Tonight’s PBS “American Masters” encore will show: “Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong”.
Wynton will appear in the program on PBS to explain the difference between technique and nuance - and why Armstrong was so amazing at both.
