A young troublemaker at the Colored Waif’s Home encounters one horn and two music educators. The world changes.

When you think of Kansas City and New Orleans, what comes to mind? For many, it's the music—the jazz, the rhythm, and the deep-rooted history.

It would be difficult to find two figures further removed from each other on the spectrum of African-American life in the early years of the 20th century than Louis Armstrong and Edward ... systematic ...

Exactly 100 years ago this winter, two recordings features Louis Armstrong and Sidney Bechet marked the triumph of New ...

Johan Grimonprez uses archival footage of the period to expose the CIA-backed assassination of Congo leader Patrice Lumumba ...

Louis Joseph Cesar Ducornet was a French painter known for his depictions of biblical and historical scenes, as well as portraits. Born in 1806 in Lille, France, he passed away in 1856 in Paris, ...

WGN’s Dave Schwan talks with author Larry Tye about his book, “The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Count ...

Louis Rees-Zammit says he will make a decision on his NFL future in the next week. The former Wales rugby international is a currently free agent after leaving the Jacksonville Jaguars, who have ...

Saint Louis University School of Law is a globally connected Catholic, Jesuit law school in an urban setting with 175 years of history. The strength of the faculty, breadth of course offerings and ...