Music and Art at MoMA PS1 - Weekend Miser

06/30/11 Celebrating America in New York City with interactive art, Louis Armstrong and fried chicken.

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Police: Bed-Stuy Shooting Sparked By Drug Sale Dispute

07/06/11 A 15-year-old girl, 17-year-old boy and a 21-year-old man were all shot in the back in the hallway of the Louis Armstrong Houses.

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RADIO/PODCAST: Life on the Mississippi This Week on Riverwalk Jazz

07/14/11 The grand era of the Mississippi Riverboats played a significant role in the development and spread of jazz from New Orleans at the beginning of the 20th century. A young Louis Armstrong received valuable musical training working in dance bands aboard excursion steamboats run by John Streckfus, the man most responsible for developing the connection between dance music and riverboats. It is said ...

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