Visit Louis Armstrong’s Home With NJ Jazz Society

MORRISTOWN, NJ — The New Jersey Jazz Society has organized a special trip to the home of a jazz legend — Louis Armstrong.

On Oct. 17, the NJ Jazz Society will offer a tour of Armstrong’s house in Corona, Queens, NY, as well as transportation.

The tour bus will leave the Morris Museum in Morristown at 9:30 a.m., head to Armstrong’s home, and return around 5:30 p.m.

The event is a celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five, the jazz band he led. He recorded classics with them early to mid-20th Century, including “Hotter than That” and “Heebie Jeebies.”

“The Louis Armstrong House Museum sustains and promotes the cultural, historical, and humanitarian legacy of Louis Armstrong by preserving and interpreting Armstrong’s house and grounds, collecting and sharing archival materials that document Armstrong’s life and legacy, developing programs for the public that educate and inspire, and engaging with contemporary artists to create performances and new works,” a statement reads.

The museum is in the home Armstrong had built with his wife, Lucille, before he died in 1971. Lucille followed Louis around 12 years later, but not before ensuring that their home would be preserved by the city of New York.

Now, jazz fans have the opportunity to visit the legend’s house, appreciating instruments he played, sheet music he wrote, and many other artifacts and archives.

Tickets include:

· Round-trip coach to Corona, Queens (pickup and drop off at the Morris Museum).
· Admission to LAHM and Archives.
· Private Archives presentation by Ricky Riccardi, LAHM Director of Research Collections and author of three books about Armstrong.
· Box lunch in LAHM gardens.
· Pre and post-event guided discussion.
· Free covered parking at the Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, NJ.

Tickets for the tour are $88, with a $3 handling fee, and can be bought online here.