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17 hrs ago | Copenhagen Post

Louis Armstrong and the Copenhagen Jazz Festival

The forthcoming Copenhagen Jazz Festival serves as a reminder of a visit from one of the world's late jazz greats When Louis Armstrong first visited Copenhagen in 1933, the huge crowds were so eager to catch a glimpse of the world-famous jazz musician that his first thought was that they were going to lynch him.

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Wed Jul 08, 2009

USA Today

New Orleans recovery continues with first international flight

The first direct international flight from New Orleans since 2005's Hurricane Katrina took off from Louis Armstrong International Airport Tuesday, another sign of the storm-hit city's recovery.

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Related Topix: Music!, Drama Movies, New Orleans, LA, Louis Armstrong, Black Entertainment, Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Mexico, World News, Honduras, Travel

Tue Jul 07, 2009

NOLA,com

AeroMexico's new service to New Orleans may boost medical travel

When Sue Sorey needed hip replacement surgery, her husband, the Rev. Galen Sorey, called hospitals in the couple's hometown of Baton Rouge to get estimates of the cost.

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Mon Jul 06, 2009

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International flight service resumes Tuesday in New Orleans

The first direct international flight service from New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina begins Tuesday with AeroMexico's route to Mexico City.

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Sat Jul 04, 2009

Copenhagen Post

And in July, God said let there be jazz

Copenhagen Jazz Festival Various locations around Copenhagen: starts Friday, ends Sunday 10 July; www.jazz.dk Welcome to a unique mix of music with roots both in the African-American south and the stoic Scandinavian character and landscape.A The artists serve the soul and spontaneity, the crowds respond with some foot tapping and rhythmic clapping, ...

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

NOLA.com

New Orleans area Fourth of July celebrations get their spark from the fireworks

Lafreniere Park on the Fourth of July. Let's face it, most Fourth of July gatherings are not much different from our other South Louisiana festivals.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, 4th of July, Drama Movies, Music!, New Orleans Metro, New Orleans, LA, Louisiana, Watches

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Sun Post News

John Hall: Jerry Velasco fan club says 'Goodbye Dolly' to a real loyalist

Dolly Sadell has been one of the most dedicated music-loving regulars in the Jerry Velasco fan club present and accounted for at most every one of his weekly Thursday-night all-star jams spanning the past 10 years at the Jonny James Steak House, CJ's, Molly Bloom's and more recently Adele's at the San Clemente Inn.

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Related Topix: San Clemente, CA, Comedy Movies, Family, Musical Movies, Hello, Dolly!, Music!, Drama Movies, Ambient, Jazz, Louis Armstrong, Armstrong, Black Entertainment

Mon Jun 29, 2009

TheNewOrleansChannel

Honduran Unrest Doesn't Delay Aeromexico Plans

Aeromexico is set to launch flights from New Orleans to Honduras starting next month.

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Airport Business

New Orleans airport projects to create 6,300 jobs

CityBusiness Staff ReportsNew Orleans CityBusiness A dozen improvements projects totaling more than $357 million and creating more than 6,300 jobs are set to take place over the next three years at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, according to Kenner Mayor Ed Muniz's office.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

SFGate

Portraits of giants of jazz

"First I thought, 'This is the maid,' " says photographer Herman Leonard. "She said, 'Excuse me, but I've got to feed the dog.' She had a steak in the frying pan, and she was cooking the steak for the dog." The woman was Billie Holiday, one of the greatest voices of modern times.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, Music!, Black Entertainment, Billie Holiday, Jazz, Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis

Fri Jun 26, 2009

NOLA.com

New Orleans airport director takes leave of absence amid insurance investigation

New Orleans Aviation Director Sean Hunter has stepped away from his job at the Louis Armstrong International Airport as federal investigators examine insurance matters involving his family, Aviation Board Chairman Dan Packer said.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, Music!, Black Entertainment, Louis Armstrong, Salt Lake City Metro, Salt Lake City, UT

Times-Picayune

New flight could stimulate oil and gas ties between Louisiana, Mexico

The AeroMexico nonstop flight between New Orleans and Mexico City will encourage business ties between Louisiana and Mexico, particularly in the oil and gas industry, experts said at a Friday morning forum sponsored by the World Trade Center.

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Related Topix: Travel, Mexico Travel, Louisiana, Drama Movies, Music!, New Orleans Metro, New Orleans, LA, World News, Mexico

Thu Jun 25, 2009

NOLA.com

Mercury hits 104 in New Orleans, hottest day ever

An electronic sign outside of a bank on Veterans Boulevard in Metairie gives drivers some hot news as the metro wide sizzle continues Wednesday.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

WWL-TV New Orleans

Airport getting a facelift with renovations, improvements

Louis Armstrong International Airport is taking off in a new direction, with a host of changes and renovations planned for the coming years, officials announced Wednesday.

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NOLA.com

Excessive heat warning issued for New Orleans area; city opens cooling-off locations

Metairie YMCA Camp Counselor Esperanza Red tries to stay cool in the shade of her umbrella as she watches children swimming pool on June 18.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

NOLA.com

Record 96 degrees set at Louis Armstrong International Airport

The thermometer hit a record 96 degrees at Louis Armstrong International Airport on Monday afternoon, and chances are good for another record-setting day today.

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Sun Jun 21, 2009

The Memphis Flyer

Rock 'n' Soul 'n' Funding

What does the Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum have in common with the Old State House in Boston, Independence National Historic Park in Philadelphia, Louis Armstrong Memorial Park in New Orleans, and Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming? Among other things, I suppose, they're all this year's recipients of grants from the Globus American Icon Special ...

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, Music!, Black Entertainment, Louis Armstrong, US National Parks, Yellowstone National Park

Fri Jun 19, 2009

Penticton Herald

Herman Leonard is Grammy-winning photo chronicler of intimate jazz moments

This 1958 photo released by Herman Leonard Photography, shows jazz great Duke Ellington playing the piano at the Olympia Theater in Paris.

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Related Topix: Photography, Arts, Duke Ellington, Jazz, Theater, Drama Movies, Music!, Black Entertainment, Billie Holiday

Thu Jun 18, 2009

Times-Picayune

New Orleans City Council votes to raise taxi cab fares

Two months after it voted to reduce taxi fares in New Orleans by $2 a trip, the City Council voted Thursday to raise both the minimum fare and the per-mile rate for cab rides, as well as several special fares, such as for trips to Louis Armstrong International Airport.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, New Orleans, LA, Music!, New Orleans Metro, Black Entertainment, Louis Armstrong

Wed Jun 17, 2009

All About Jazz

CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: "The Future Lies Ahead"

SOURCE: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey Stan Kenton could be grandiose in his music. Otherwise, for the most part, he was down to earth.

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Related Topix: Stan Kenton, Jazz, Ornette Coleman, Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie, Black Entertainment, Dizzy Gillespie, Music!, Drama Movies

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