Satchmo Summerfest presented by Chevron returned to the New Orleans Jazz Museum August 6-7!
Pre-registered attendees pay $7
Tickets will be available for purchase "at-the-door" for $10.
Saturday, Aug. 6 at 11:30am Satchmo Soundoff: The Roots of Music presented by Fidelity Bank
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This two-day celebration is one of the only festivals in the world dedicated to honoring Louis Armstrong and features 2 stages of music, a delicious culinary lineup featuring Louisiana restaurants, and an incredible indoor lecture series poised to educate guests on Armstrong’s history and enduring impact.
Satchmo SummerFest is scheduled annually to coincide with Louis Armstrong’s birthday on August 4th; the first festival took place on what would have been his 100th birthday, the same year the New Orleans airport was renamed Louis Armstrong International Airport. The artist often stated in public interviews that he was born on July 4, 1900 (Independence Day), a date that has been noted in many biographies. Armstrong died in 1971 and his true birthdate, August 4, 1901, was not discovered until the mid-1980s. Louis Armstrong was raised in a poor section of New Orleans known as “Jane Alley.” Throughout his career, he entertained millions – from heads of state and royalty to the neighborhood kids on his stoop in Corona, New York. Despite his fame, he lived a simple life in a working-class neighborhood. The man known around the world as “Satchmo,” short for Satchelmouth, was widely recognized as a founding father of jazz – a unique American art form. In 1932, Melody Maker magazine editor Percy Brooks greeted Armstrong in London with “Hello, Satchmo!” and the nickname stuck. His influence as an artist and cultural icon is universal, unmatched, and very much alive today.
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12:00 pm – Tim Laughlin (Sponsored by the Derbes Foundation)
1:30 pm – Treme Brass Band (Sponsored by Danny & Alana Wolfe)
3:00 pm – The Nayo Jones Experience (Sponsored by Keesler Federal Credit Union)
4:40 pm – Leroy Jones & New Orleans’ Finest (Sponsored by Sal Borelli)
6:20 pm – Herlin Riley
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12:20 pm – Preservation Brass
1:50 pm – Louis Armstrong’s All Stars Tribute
3:30 pm – Germaine Bazzle
5:00 pm – The New Orleans Gentlemen of Jazz
6:40 pm – Big 6 Brass Band
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1:00 pm – Lawrence Cotton interviewed by Gwen Thompkins
(Also streamed live on French Quarter Festivals, Inc. Facebook & YouTube)
2:00 pm – The Real Ambassadors: Louis Armstrong’s Jazz Opera Collaboration with Dave and Iola Brubeck
Author Keith Hatschek presents the story of the Brubecks’ jazz musical that starred Louis Armstrong
3:00 pm – The Real Ambassadors - a Listening Party with Keith Hatschek & Ricky Riccardi
(Also streamed live on French Quarter Festivals, Inc. Facebook & YouTube)
4:00 pm – Jewel Brown interviewed by Ricky Riccardi
Ricky Riccardi interviews Jewel Brown, female vocalist with Armstrong’s All-Stars from 1961 to 1968 (Also streamed live on French Quarter Festivals, Inc. Facebook & YouTube)
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FOOD:
14 Parishes
Beaucoup Eats
Cafe Dauphine
Ditto’s Did Dat
Praline Connection
Plum Street Sno Balls
Theaudric’s Real Clever Cuisine