Screening of the never-before-seen story of Louis Armstrong's secret daughter: Little Satchmo presented by NOLAxNOLA. Directed by John Alexander. Produced by Lea Umberger and JC Guest. Assistant Director and Music by Eddie Korvin. Executive Produced by Sharon Preston-Folta and Susan Houston. A sponsored project of the Southern Documentary Fund, with support from PBS Reel South. The event will open with a performance from the film's narrator, John Boutté. We encourage you to bring your lawn chairs and blankets to sit on as the performance and screening will take place outdoors on the Jazz Museum's back lawn. There will be a cash bar, and $10 suggested donations will be accepted for admission at the Museum's courtyard gate on Barracks St. For more information about the film, visit littlesatchmodoc.com and check @littlesatchmodoc on social media. After high school, John Boutté studied at Xavier University, a Black Catholic institution known in New Orleans and indeed the entire Deep South. After graduating John was commissioned as an officer in the U. S. Army, and provided with the opportunity to direct and sing in the Army gospel choirs in Virginia, Texas, and, eventually, Korea. Not long after his return to the States, John was invited to tour almost the entirety of Europe with his sister Lillian. When John eventually got back home to New Orleans he continued singing. But now there was a new generation, a new breed of musicians available; musicians like Herlin Riley, Shannon Powell, Nicholas Payton, and Bryan Blade. He began to open shows for the likes of Mel Torme, Lou Rawls, Rosemary Clooney, and, most recently, Herbie Hancock. In recent times he has recorded three CDs. Through the Eyes of A Child, Scotch and Soda, and the remarkable Jambalaya, recorded for Bose. Yet another CD entitled Gospel United, a concert recording arranged in Denmark, contains his remarkable solo arrangement of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", which has achieved Gold Record status in several European markets. He also is the composer of "Treme Song" (HBO), and co-writer of "The Foot of Canal St." as featured on the Smithsonian CD, and his version of "Louisiana 1927" is on the 2019 Smithsonian Folk CD.
