A Musical Talent to Watch Louis Daniel Armstrong, also known as Satchmo, was an instrumental figure who knew how to improvise and play many rhythmic pieces on a brass trumpet and cornet. He was a man of high musical intellect who changed the way jazz music was interpreted among different musicians and cultures during the 1920s. Growing up in New Orleans gave Armstrong the opportunity to appreciate and learn about the beautiful genre of music that became more popular in the 1920s and became known as jazz. Louis would eventually become an idol in society and exert an influence on those who appreciated jazz music and its melodic bent. First and foremost Louis is a man who transformed jazz into something special with multiple twists in a way that people could understand and listen to while enjoying the full experience of elegant music. Armstrong began his musical career at a young age; As he grew up he learned and acquired many skills that allowed him to excel as a jazz musician. In 1925, when Louis was 18, he created his own band that would showcase his ability to be unique on stage in the heat of the moment. This form of improvisation came about when Armstrong was performing with his band and his sheet music fell to the floor, but he didn't stop carrying on with the concert because with quick thinking he started playing random notes that sounded great if assembled together in harmony. thus the birth of jazz. After this remarkable achievement, performing on location, Louis Armstrong began to become more popular as his career developed and gained the attention of non-jazz fans. As his fame grew, he began to gain much more recognition as a musician and command more respect since and Afr...... middle of paper ......uses the different noises made by some instruments by mixing them with others and that's what makes the melodies flow and the songs settle. Louis Armstrong himself is one of many African-American musicians who helped establish the way jazz music should be expressed and played as a whole masterpiece. With the uncanny ability to change the way jazz was understood to a certain extent and then to be able to unveil a new form of jazz that can blow the minds of the people who listen to it is an incredible achievement by Louis Armstrong. His personal achievements have created a new sense of rhythmic joy that will help future musicians create their own music for others to enjoy. Louis Armstrong was an inspirational figure in music who to this day will be remembered as one of the greatest musical artists of all time.