Louis Armstrong 1965 Concert to Screen on Int’l Jazz Day

On April 30, in honor of International Jazz Day, the Louis Armstrong House Museum in partnership with the Museum of Moving Image will host the exclusive screening of Louis Armstrong’s complete concert in East Berlin performed on March 22, 1965. The film will be preceded from 6:30–7:30 p.m. by a reception with rice and beans, followed by the screening at 7:30 p.m. The event will take place at the Museum of Moving Image, 36-01 35 Avenue, Astoria, NY. 

According to a press release, “This concert was held at the Berlin Friedrichstadtpalast in the middle of Armstrong's first historic tour behind the Iron Curtain. Of equal importance, the East Berlin concert represents the only surviving footage of a complete, two-set show by Armstrong's All Stars. Provided by the research collections of the Louis Armstrong House Museum, this concert has never been shown on American television or made available on home video, making this a rare chance to experience the thrill of a live Louis Armstrong concert performance.”

Tickets: $15 / $9 Museum of Moving Image members at the Film Lover level and above / Free for Louis Armstrong House Museum members.

Advance tickets are suggested and are available online at http://www.movingimage.us" rel="nofollow - Moving Image .