Louisiana celebrates birth of Louis Armstrong by Ioana Madalina Tantareanu

The event touted The Satchmo Summerfest held in New Orleans this weekend is actually a celebration for one of the founding fathers of jazz music, Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong. The first Satchmo Summerfest was held in 2001, in the day that would have been the musician's 100th birthday, amd although Armstrong's exact date of birth is uncertain, the festival organizers recognize it as being on Aug.4,1901. The events held on Sunday will take place at the Old U.S. Mint and other French Quartter locales, and besides seminars on Armstrong's life and legacy, the festival includes 2 days of live music. On saturday bands such as Storyville Stompers and the Louis Armstrong Society will perform, while The Treme will hold a children's workshop and invite children along with their instruments, to play with the band. On Sunday, performers such as Rebirth will join Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, and Kermit Ruffins and The Barbecue Swingers. Neville and others are gonna hold a tribute session and play songs by and about Armstrong. Louis Armstrong was recognized as the father of jazz, by the time he died in 1971. He had various nicknames including Satchelmouth or Satchmo for short, to describe the way he shaped his lips around his trumpet.

by Ioana Madalina Tantareanu for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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