Louis Armstrong New Orleans: Beyond the Horn
There is a statue of Louis Armstrong in New Orleans that stands in the park bearing his name, just steps from the French Quarter and right at the edge of Treme. He is holding his trumpet, naturally...
Who Invented Jazz? The Ghost of Buddy Bolden
Before there were recordings, before there were jazz clubs with velvet ropes, before the word jazz even existed, there was a cornet player in New Orleans so loud you could hear him across the river...
The Axeman of New Orleans: When Jazz Saved the City
On March 13, 1919, a letter appeared from the Axeman, the serial killer terrorizing New Orleans. He'd spare any home where jazz was playing on March 19. That night, every dance hall was packed. Ban...
The Boswell Sisters: New Orleans' Forgotten Vocal Legends
Before Ella Fitzgerald found her voice, three sisters from Camp Street in New Orleans were doing something nobody had ever heard. Martha, Connee, and Vet Boswell turned jazz into vocal arrangements...
