The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation Celebrates 50th Anniversary October 16, 17 & 18

NEW YORK - Sept. 27, 2019 - PRLog -- Today the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation (LAEF) announced three days of celebration in honor of the organization's 50th Anniversary, includingthe Annual Louis Armstrong Continuum Symposium and Concert and the Annual Satchmo^TMAward, with a special Lifetime Achievement Award to the LAEF board president.

On October 16, the Annual Louis Armstrong Continuum Symposiumwill include panel discussions with Daphne Brooks, Jon Faddis, Wycliffe Gordon, Michelle Miller andNEA Jazz Master Wynton Marsalis at the Lenfest Center for the Arts on Columbia's Manhattanville campus. On October 17, in collaboration with the Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia and the Manhattan School of Music (MSM), the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation will present the Louis Armstrong Continuum Concert, bringing to the stage The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong^TMAll Stars and theMSM Jazz Orchestra's Art Blakey Tribute,conducted by Jon Faddis. The Celebration will close on October 18 at the historic Alhambra Ballroom with a Swing Dance Partystarring the George Gee Swing Orchestra featuring special guestDick Hyman. The evening includes the presentation of the LAEF SATCHMO^TMAward to pianist and composer Dick Hyman, followed by the first Lifetime Achievement Award presented to LAEF president and NEA Jazz Master, Stanley Crouch. These events are all free and open to the public.

On Friday, October 18, the awards presentations will take place at the historic Alhambra Ball Room in Harlem, where swing dancers, big bands and jazz vocalists once reigned supreme.The Satchmo™ Award will be held from 8:00-10:00pm. The Alhambra Ballroom is located at 2116 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd. This event is also free and open to the public.

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