Throughout history, different types of music have been a distinctive feature of various cultures. Jazz is a genre of music that holds such cultural and historical significance. Jazz originated between the late 1800s and early 1900s, right here in the United States. Jazz was known for incorporating African American music forms with those of European music. It was considered a cultural movement and, interestingly, the emergence of jazz coincided with the Harlem Renaissance. New Orleans, Louisiana is best known for the origin of jazz music and is also the birthplace of one of the most influential jazz artists of all time, Louis Armstrong. You can't educate yourself about jazz without learning more about the man who. A few years later, Louis received a request from Joe Oliver, in which he invited him to join his jazz group in Chicago. Within months of moving to Chicago and playing in the Creole Jazz Band, some of the most classic jazz records were released. Howard Reich explains Armstrong's unique music to us by stating that "Never before has the world heard such hot trumpet playing, with stratospheric high notes and wailing, blue phrases more eloquent than the human voice." Chicago's abundance of clubs, radio stations, and record labels catalyzed Louis Armstrong's growing popularity. It was during this part of his life that Louis married Lillian Hardin, another band member who played piano. She was the one who encouraged Louis Armstrong to strike out on his own and leave Oliver's group. Armstrong joined Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra in New York in 1924, a group on which he had a great influence ("Biography of Louis Armstrong"). However, a disgruntled Louis soon left the group and returned to Chicago. Eventually, Louis Armstrong began producing music with a band named after him. Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five, in three years, produced more than sixty records. Biography.com tells us: “Today, these recordings are generally considered the most important and influential recordings in jazz history; on these records, Armstrong's virtuoso genius helped transform jazz from an ensemble music to a solo art. Louis Armstrong's fandom continued to flourish until he appeared in Broadway productions and films. Armstrong eventually went on tour in Europe, during which his ex-wife sued him, his manager blocked him, and his lip, after so many years of playing, became sore. He returned to Chicago without a band or recording label. However, Louis overcame this series of unfortunate events and reached the top again. Louis continued to play until