Celebrate Louis Armstrong's 125th Birthday with Jumaane Smith! Saturday, September 26, 7 pm Merrick Hall Goucher College is celebrating one of America's musical icons, Louis Armstrong. One of the single most influential musicians in American music, Armstrong left an imprint on American culture that still resonates today. Renowned trumpeter and vocalist Jumaane Smith brings his band to our stage to celebrate the life and music of Louis Armstrong. Jazz trumpeter, vocalist, and composer Jumaane Smith has performed on 5 GRAMMY Award- winning records (selling more than 60 million copies), 2 Emmy Award-nominated TV performances, the GRAMMY Awards with Stevie Wonder, in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story (trumpet solo actor), at The White House, on the Today Show, Tonight Show, Oprah, Good Morning America, and American Idol. Jumaane has toured to such world-class venues as Jazz At Lincoln Center, The Blue Note, Tanglewood, Birdland Jazz Club, Jazz Alley, Ronnie Scott’s, Vail Jazz Festival, Java Jazz Festival, North Star Festival, Southbank Centre, Marian’s Jazz Room, SF Jazz, Rochester International Jazz Festival, Catalina Island Jazz Festival, and many more. Jumaane Smith’s critically-acclaimed debut album, “I Only Have Eyes For You,” featured special guests Michael Bublé, Jackie Evancho, and Naturally 7. His sophomore album, “When You’re Smiling,” was released to much praise in January 2020. His highly-anticipated third album, “Come on Home,” featuring Smith’s highly lauded soul-jazz and blues originals and backed by his stellar organ band, was released in August 2024 to wide critical acclaim, including a 4 Star review from DownBeat Magazine. As a composer, Smith has scored music for films such as “Handsome Harry” (starring Steve Buscemi and Jamey Sheridan) and the documentary “Being in the World,” as well as for his own recordings and the interactive sheet music company Tomplay. Smith has worked with musical legends such as Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, Christian McBride, Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Alicia Keys, Jon Batiste, Kamasi Washington, Theo Croker, Etienne Charles, and Michael Bublé (as featured trumpet/vocals soloist).. As a full scholarship recipient at the Juilliard School of Music’s Jazz Studies program (2001-2005), Wynton Marsalis was Smith’s primary trumpet teacher.