POPS

The Story of Louis Armstrong& His Music

By Steven Tausinga

Birth: August 4th, 1901 New Orleans, Louisiana

The Karnofsky’s Gift

Reform School Lessons

Joe “King” Oliver

Childhood

Tidbit

Louis Armstrong wore the Star

of David emblem across his

neck for the rest of his life in

remembrance of the

Karnofsky’s , who gifted him his

very first cornet as a child.

The Storiville Start

The Fate Marable’s Band (St. Louis)

The Creole Jazz Band (Chicago)

Tour de Europe

Rise to Fame

Tidbit

One of the main reasons

Louis Armstrong decided

to tour Europe was

because of the effect the

major mob wars were

having on the night club

scene.

Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra

The Louis Armstrong All-stars

“Ambassador Satch”

Death in Brooklyn

Legacy

Tidbit

Armstrong eventually became an

advocate for American goodwill across

the globe, picking up the nickname of

“Ambassador Satch”. During this period,

he traveled across four continents with

the help of the State Department.

The Gumbo Effect in Louisiana

African Roots

Creole Roots

A New Spell

Jazz Roots

TidbitThe earliest example of the “gumbo effect” on Louisiana took place in

mid-19th century, when Louis Moreau Gottschalk (a Creole) composed

“La Bomboula-Danse Negre,” a classical piece combined with African

Voodoo rhythms.

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2009. Jazz: a film by Ken Burns. PBS Home Video, 2004. Sales, Grover. Jazz: America's classical music. Da

Capo Press, 1984. Fiehrer, Thomas. "From quadrille to stomp: The

Creole origins of jazz." Popular Music 10.01 1991.

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