It is difficult to say something about Louis Armstrong that is original or new. He is one of the most analyzed and debated American and New Orleans figures. As I go through the process of designing the New Orleans Jazz Museum for the State of Louisiana, I spend a lot of time thinking about Armstrong: who he was, what he saw, what his life was like, how he played what he did. Besides being the most influential American musician in the history of the United States, he touched millions around th...