An Album Unlike Most Anything in Annals of Jazz or Musical Theater, ‘The Real Ambassadors’ Gets New Life
In the 1950s Dave and Iola Brubeck had the idea of creating a Broadway musical about the jazz experience starring Louis Armstrong. The music was just performed at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
An ensemble including Chris Brubeck, Alphonso Horne, Shenel Johns, Vuyo Sotashe, C. Anthony Bryant, Nicole Zuraitis, Camille Thurman, Caylen Bryant, Jake Goldbas, and actor Daniel J. Watts performs the material from Dave and Iola Brubeck’s 1962 album featuring Louis Armstrong with new arrangements from pianist Chris Pattishall, at the Appel Room on April 4, 2025. Nathalie Schueller/Jazz at Lincoln Center.
