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Tom Waits, Louis Armstrong, Brandi Carlile, Many More Featured on Preservation Hall Jazz Band Comp

As Tom Waits first noted last month, he will be one of several notable folks featured on the latest project by New Orleans’ Preservation Jazz Hall Band....  read more

Forest Whitaker to direct and star in Louis Armstrong biopic

Since Forest Whitaker's sensational, Oscar-winning turn as the creepy, charismatic and sometimes-cannibalistic Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland, he's starred in a bunch of less-than-stellar efforts like Vantage Point and Street Kings. But it looks like he's found a role that will make good on his potential: Whitaker will direct and star in a biopic of the infamous scat-singing, scratchy-voiced virtuoso Louis Armstrong....  read more

House Music: A Survey of Musical Homes

They’re the iconic addresses of American music, where our heroes lived and created their songs. An increasing number are being preserved and even turned into museums. Here’s a look at several prominent domiciles, and some notes on what to expect if you ring the bell. ...  read more