Fearing for her safety, Lisette Model buried her photos of artists like Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong, but a new book reveals them to the world.

Hunter College will honor the enduring legacy of jazz legend Louis Armstrong with a star-studded concert at the Kaye Playhouse on February 24. Broadway powerhouses Andy Karl and Brandon Victor Dixon ...

A reporter ponders on how to repair a religious structure long thought of as good but supported by an evil underside ...

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The Tampongate incident was hugely embarrassing to the royal family, with questions raised about Charles’ suitability to reign. Camilla was vilified. A year before Tampongate, Charles’ first wife, ...

A once internationally known Black athlete comes alive again in a new biography detailing, in part, his life—and death—on the ...

Click to open image viewer. This 1946 Henri Selmer B-flat custom-made and inscribed trumpet belonged to Louis Armstrong. Armstrong had been playing an earlier version of a Selmer trumpet since 1932.

The brown-skinned man with the golden horn pursed his scarred lips, blew a short stream of incredibly high, shining notes and then carefully laid the trumpet down. “There’s a thing I’ve dreamed of all ...

Novelty : "Cornet chop suey" (26 February 1926) -- Telling a story : "Big butter and egg man" (16 November 1926) -- Playing the changes : "Potato head blues" (10 May ...

Love is in the air — and so are plenty of new reasons to stay in and stream. Netflix's February 2026 lineup brings a mix of romance, intrigue, and high-stakes drama, just in time for cozy winter ...