The Louis Armstrong House Museum and Archival Center has announced the 2025 cohorts of their Armstrong Now Artist-in-Residence program.
This year’s Artists In Residence include multi-Instrumentalist, composer and storyteller Etienne Charles and choreographer, filmmaker and educator Irishia Hubbard Romaine.
Each artist will explore the Armstrong archival collection for inspiration to furnish new projects spanning music, dance, spoken word, and visual and performing arts.
Charles will perform on September 27 at The Jazz Room at 3 PM, and Hubbard Romaine will perform on October 18 at The Jazz Room at 3 PM.
This latest news follows the recent announcement regarding the launch of The Corona Collection on October 2 at The Louis Armstrong House Museum, running through March 2026.
Charles commented, “It’s a huge honor to be chosen to work with the Louis Armstrong House museum and Archives on the 2025 Armstrong Now Project. I’m keenly looking forward to learning so much more about Louis Armstrong, his history and legacy.”
“I am honored to be a 2025 Armstrong Now Artist in Residence,” said Hubbard Romaine. “For me, Armstrong’s archive is not static. It is a living source, one that invites artist and scholars alike to reframe the histories we inherit and to move through them with both critical rigor and creative possibility. I’m eager to listen deeply, move in dialogue with the materials, and co-create something that honors his legacy.”
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