Jazz


 * __Louis Armstrong and the Rise of Jazz[[image:louis_armstrong1.jpg width="242" height="326" align="right"]]__**

Born and raised in the poverty of New Orleans, Louisiana, Louis Armstrong had the instant thirst to dig into the soul of the rising phenomenon of Jazz Music. His journey started at the age of 12 when he was sent to the Colored Waifs Home as a juvenile delinquent. Here is when he first picked up the cornet not realizing how much it would change his life. He idolized King Oliver a well known cornetist as a teen and got himself involved in many different bands just so he could play. In 1918, he was good enough to take King Oliver's position when he left in the Kid Ory band.

In 1922, after playing with the Kid Ory band Louis Armstrong had a big break in his career. King Oliver asked him to play second cornet in his Creole Jazz Band in Chicago.

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