Celebrate the 125th birthday of Louis Armstrong at GLAZER HALL on August 5th (the day after his actual birthday!) with Troy “Satchmo” Anderson and the Wonderful World Band – a tribute to Louis Armstrong!
Troy Anderson first fell in love with the music of Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong while playing with the 2nd Armored Division Jazz Band in Germany where he was stationed as a paratrooper. Following one such performance for some high-ranking officials, the Command Sergeant Major of the U.S Army asked Anderson to put together a show of nothing but Armstrong’s greatest hits. Anderson was known throughout Germany for playing like Satchmo, and he soon managed to sing like him as well, replicating Armstrong’s trademark growl with stirring accuracy.
After a horrific accident sidelined Anderson’s career as a musician, he was told by doctors he would never be able to play trumpet again. Troy miraculously recovered to form the Wonderful World Tribute Band with the guidance of South Florida’s Gold Coast Jazz Society, He started a series titled, “Who was Louis Armstrong”. Through this series, he taught the elements of Jazz to elementary school students; through which he brought the legendary music of Louis Armstrong to life. Anderson and his Wonderful World Band has made a significant mark of New Orleans flare to the South Florida area. The band also tours Europe, including Germany and Budapest, Hungary. Anderson’s Armstrong is too natural to be called uncanny. Starting out with the look, he slips easily into the rest — the dinner jacket, the trumpet and hanky, the roly-poly voice, and above all, the contagious the joie de vivre that made Armstrong so beloved. Come early and enjoy a specialty cocktail, the Orange Satchmo, to celebrate Armstrong’s birthday!!
