Guardian Music — The Louis Armstrong House Museum announced on Wednesday that it has acquired the only known film footage of the great jazz musician in a recording studio. While many audio recordings of Armstrong’s music exist there has been no video of him rehears... more info

Guardian Music — Louis Armstrong House Museum has acquired the 33-minute, 16mm film, which captures Armstrong recording his 1959 album Satchmo Plays King OliverThe Louis Armstrong House Museum has acquired the only known film of the great jazz musician in a recording... more info

Associated Press — NEW YORK (AP) — The Louis Armstrong House Museum has acquired the only known film of the jazz great in a recording studio — after it was discovered in a storage facility. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Greg Cristman The legendary Dr. John saw his 40+ year reinvigorated this current decade with the release of 2012's Dan Auerbach-produced Locked Down. (He since followed it with a Louie Armstrong tribute album last year.) He's on tour... more info

Time — The acclaimed trumpet player on one of his biggest influences—and an influence to all who play the instrument more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Lauryn Hill at Rough Trade in February (more by PSquared) Nine NYC shows weren't enough for neo-soul singer Lauryn Hill this year. (Not that we're complaining.) She'll play the city again, and this time for free, at the second... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — “They Say I Look Like God” – via 1962’s The Real Ambassadors - Louis Armstrong’s collaboration with Iola and Dave Brubeck addressing the civil rights movement. Recorded in the Fall of 1961 at New York’s Columbia studios, an abridged versi... more info

Reuters — LONDON (Reuters) - You can't get much more New Orleans than Dr John and Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong -- so when the former plays the latter, it's enough to get Big Easy fans sitting up. more info

The Telegraph — Harry Belafonte is to receive an honorary Oscar. In 2012, he talked to Martin Chilton about some of the great artists he has met including Charlie Parker, Louis Armstrong, John Steinbeck and Woody Guthrie. more info

Mercury News, California — A few items from a vast collection of photos and other artifacts associated with New Orleans-born jazz pioneer Louis Armstrong are on view for the first time at the Louis Armstrong House Museum in Queens, through March 29. Assembled by his friend Jac... more info