Louis Armstrong

Tom Roberts on Louis Armstrong: Hot Club Jazz Listening ZOOM Session Stream from Alphabet City. Thursday, March 11

For March - the of world Louis Armstrong, the creator of swing. Throughout his career Armstrong influenced many elements of modern music including the way we sing and the way we phrase. This presentation includes rare and recently discovered images of Armstrong and state of the art restorations of his earth shaking, life altering recordings.

These listening sessions share jazz on 78rpm record—the oldest and rarest records that capture truly high quality sound. It’s like book club for jazz heads. Taught by jazz historian, pianist, and collector Tom Roberts and held on zoom. 

Tom Roberts by Scott Hanley

Host/Moderator

Pianist/ composer/ arranger/ historian/ writer Tom Roberts has been acclaimed as one of the foremost practitioners in the art of Harlem Stride Piano. He has been a frequent performer for Jazz in July at the 92nd St Y, The 6th annual Professor Longhair Society’s Piano Night at Tipitinas New Orleans LA,  Carnegie Hall with The New York Pops Orchestra,  The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, and The International Stride Piano Summit in Zurich Switzerland. Tom toured throughout the world as pianisy and musical directer for Leon Redbone. As a historian, Tom presents lectures on Why Louis Armstrong Matters and The Forgotten History of Jazz in Pittsburgh . Tom created The Allegheny City Ragtime Orchestra, a professional ensemble comprising members of the Pittsburgh Symphony, Ballet and Opera Orchestras to revive the lost music of Pittsburgh area composers from the ragtime era.