#InTheLoop | Weeklong Celebration of Satchmo’s Latin Side
Satchmo was the biggest Jazz musician of all time, but what about his influence on Latin Jazz?
The Louis Armstrong House Museum will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month via Louis en Casa, a week of programs, tours, and films that explore the trumpeter’s relationship to the Spanish-speaking music world next week.
Free and open to the public, the fun kicks off with the Facebook and YouTube premiere of world renowned pianist Arturo O’Farrill and Jay Rodriguez performing in LAHM’s living room on Monday, Oct. 11, at 1 pm.
The following day, Oct. 12, the Louis En Casa film premieres on Facebook and YouTube at 7 pm. Latin Grammy-winning trumpeter, vocalist, and producer Linda Briceño leads this Spanish video tour of LAHM with Director of Guest Experience Adriana Carrillo. Briceño performs throughout the film with an all-star band of Arcoiris Sandoval, Zwelakhe Bell LePere, and Jake Goldbas.
On Oct. 13, some Latin American musicians discuss Armstrong’s life and legacy during a panel discussion on LAHM’s Facebook page at 1 pm.
On Oct. 14, the Latin Louis virtual museum tour will stream at 1 pm. Then on Oct. 15, David Manrique will host a Food Filming Workshop in Spanish for local restaurant owners in the LAHM Garden at 9 am.
On the final day, Oct. 16, guides will offer in-person tours of the museum in Spanish. Then at 2:30 pm, Argentine bassist Pablo Lanouguere and his group will perform in the LAHM Garden.
Looks like a great week, but what about the opening question?
Some historians argue that Latin Jazz began when Armstrong recorded a version of the classic Cuban song “El Manisero” in 1930. Others claim that the genre was born when Cuban musician Machito started his band, the Afro-Cubans, in New York City in the 1940s. Still others say that they grew together over years upon years and songs upon songs. They nurtured each other because “Jazz is Latin and Latin is Jazz.”
Images: LAHM
