Getting to Know Louis Armstrong
Join us in class to explore Armstrong's life and music
We invite you to join Joshua Berrett for a fascinating deep dive into the life and music of Louis Armstrong. Entitled “Louis Armstrong: An Ageless Icon Revisited,” this course is held online using the Zoom platform. It consists of 8 Wednesday sessions from 10:30 am to 12:00 Noon Eastern Daylight Time, starting March 12 and ending April 8.
The course is offered through Lifetime Learners Institute in Norwalk, CT. Anyone anywhere can register for it and attend via Zoom. Lifetime Learners charges a modest fee to take the course and registration is required. To learn more, sign up, and register, click on the PDF link below, then click the link at the top of the page to join and register for the class.
The topic for each week is listed below.
Week 1: Child with Back o’ Town background
Week 2: Black Benny, Bechet, and opera
Week 3: In Thrall of Papa Joe
Week 4: A “high powered chick” hatches a soloist
Week 5: Duets with Bing, Ella, Duke, and others
Week 6: Becoming Ambassador Satch: from Memphis to Moscow
Week 7: Actor and musician in movies
Week 8: Hello Dolly, What a Wonderful World and a “daughter” goes public.
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