Glazer Hall | Troy Anderson and the Wonderful World Band

Celebrate the 125th birthday of Louis Armstrong at  GLAZER HALL on August 5th (the day after his actual birthday!) with  Troy “Satchmo” Anderson and the Wonderful World Band – a tribute to Louis Armstrong! Troy Anderson first fell in love with the music of Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong while playing with the 2nd Armored Division Jazz Band in Germany where he was stationed as a paratrooper. Following one such performance for some high-ranking officials, the Command Sergeant Major of the U.S Army asked Anderson to put together a show of nothing but Armstrong’s greatest hits. Anderson was known throughout Germany for playing like Satchmo, and he soon managed to sing like him as well, replicating Armstrong’s trademark growl with stirring accuracy. After a horrific accident sidelined Anderson’s career as a musician, he was told by doctors he would never be able to play trumpet again. Troy miraculously recovered to form the Wonderful World Tribute Band with the guidance of South Florida’s Gold… View Source