Searching for Satchmo; The Louis Armstrong Auditions at the Kennedy Center From: The Washington Post | Date: April 5, 1987| Author: Carla Hall | Copyright 1987 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

He doesn't look much like Louis Armstrong. He looks more like an investment banker in his white button-down shirt, red tie, dark slacks, and tortoise-shell glasses. He is 26, mild mannered, with a beefy build that inclines him a bit toward lumbering. There are four photographers and three people auditioning him, but right now, that doesn't seem to matter much. Only playing his silver trumpet does. His looks and build are the least of the criteria upon which Joseph Sommerville Jr. will be jud...

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