This week on The New Jazz Archive we’ll close the book on 2011 and say hello to 2012 with a look back at some of this past year’s memorable profiles of your favorite jazz musicians. We’ll take a virtual tour of Louis Armstrong's former home with the Armstrong House's assisant director Deslyn Dyer, and revisit the story of the reluctant hero of the swing era—big band icon Artie Shaw. That plus our look at the hard luck life of jazz songbird Billie Holiday, and the story of the incredible Rahsaan Roland Kirk are all part of this week's show.

This week on The New Jazz Archive we’ll close the book on 2011 and say hello to 2012 with a look back at some of this past year’s memorable profiles of your favorite jazz musicians. We’ll take a virtual tour of Louis Armstrong's former home with the Armstrong House's assisant director Deslyn Dyer, and revisit the story of the reluctant hero of the swing era—big band icon Artie Shaw. That plus our look at the hard luck life of jazz songbird Billie Holiday, and the story of the incredible Rahsaan Roland Kirk are all part of this week's show.

This week on The New Jazz Archive we’ll close the book on 2011 and say hello to 2012 with a look back at some of this past year’s memorable profiles of your favorite jazz musicians. We’ll take a virtual tour of Louis Armstrong's former home with the Armstrong House's assisant director Deslyn Dyer, and revisit the story of the reluctant hero of the swing era—big band icon Artie Shaw. That plus our look at the hard luck life of jazz songbird Billie Holiday, and the story of the incredible Rahsaan Roland Kirk are all part of this week's show.