Performer’s  Message

This performance takes place backstage because from my research on Louis Armstrong, I learned that he would usually entertain large groups of well wishers and people down on their luck in his dressing  room after a performance.

Back there, you would find a cross section of people, ranging from priest and politician to prostitute and shoeshine boy.

Dizzy Gillespie said that he and other jazz musicians would often sit around Louis Armstrong to “recharge our batteries.”  And that’s what Satchmo does.

He sparkles with wit and genius, he’s bigger than life.  His rise from poverty to greatness is one of the most amazing journeys you will ever imagine.