Other folks were probably having a good time as the New Orleans Jazz Fest came to a close on Thursday evening, but I guarantee you that everyone in the Economy Hall Tent was having the time of their ...

Born in New Orleans, trumpeter, singer and entertainer Louis Prima grew up in the city's Italian-American community. He was influenced not only by New Orleans's Black jazz and folk culture but also ...

Louis Prima Jr. loves it when people leave one of his band's shows in a daze. They'd probably arrived, he said, expecting a low-key lounge act. Instead, when they depart, "they describe it as getting ...

Louis Prima Jr. and the Witnesses will perform a blend of big band jazz, danceable swing, and rock ’n’ roll at the Danbury Palace on Friday, Nov. 10. Prima Jr. — multi-talented son of the late band ...

The son of a legendary jump-swing bandleader, Louis Prima Jr. grew up listening to classic rock and even fronted a rock band in the 1980s "with long hair and everything." But the excitement of his ...

The cast of 'Jump, Jive and Wail' swings through the music of Louis Prima at the Stage Door Canteen. (Photo by Stage Door Canteen) It's not an exhibit on newly declassified information on the ...

He has the name. He plays the songs. He lives in Vegas. And, as much as Louis Prima Jr. carries on the big band legacy of his father, he realizes there was only one Louis Prima. “A name for myself is ...

In satin and sequined gowns with taffeta petticoats, Keely Smith stood stock still, face frozen, eyes perhaps betraying some incredulity, as her husband, Louis Prima, and the fellows in their band ...

In order to find old school Las Vegas, Lena Prima had to move to New Orleans. “New Orleans reminds me of old Vegas,” Prima said. “The people are out on the street. They’re out in the (French) Quarter.

A different kind of musical dawn is coming with flashes of rowdy big band, simmering soul and swaggering rock 'n' roll as Louis Prima Jr. and the Witnesses prepare to ignite a new legacy with their ...