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A brightly lit, color studio portrait of a male jazz historian or author, seated and looking directly at the camera with a wide, cheerful smile. He is wearing a contrasting outfit of a white jacket over a black shirt, and his dark hair is slicked back. His hands are clasped and resting on the bell of a small, brass Grammy Award trophy positioned directly in front of him. The background is a plain, solid light gray, causing the subject and the golden trophy to stand out clearly.

Lecture: Ricky Ricardi
The Life and Music of Louis Armstrong

Ricky Riccardi Biography:

Ricky Riccardi is the Director of Research Collections for the Louis Armstrong House Museum and author of three acclaimed biographies of the trumpeter, the most recent being Stomp Off, Let’s Go: The Early Years of Louis Armstrong. He has won two GRAMMY Awards for “Best Album Notes,” has lectured around the world, and teaches Armstrong courses at Queens College and Jazz at Lincoln Center.

 

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