(JTA) — Hurricane Ida flattened the New Orleans home where a youthful Louis Armstrong spent ... Starting at about age 5, Armstrong was friends with the five Karnofsky sons and the family would ...

Now, “Stomp Off, Let’s Go” deals with Armstrong’s life from 1901 to 1929, from his birth in New Orleans to the time he spent ...

One of the most distinctive voices and faces in jazz, Louis Armstrong is renowned for the ... began with a local Jewish family, the Karnofsky’s, who encouraged him to sing and gave him a job ...