The Gospel According to New Orleans". is a collection of Iconic New Orleans musicians, commemorates their role in the evolution of the eccentric culture and music Tradition of New Orleans. All depicted in this series are musical and cultural icons who make, or live on through, their significant contributions to the uniqueness of what composes the spirit of New Orleans. They exemplify the joie de vivre that runs through all aspects of life here in all of its diversity. Louis "pops" Armstrong was a famous trumpeter, composer, singer, and occasional actor who was one of teh most infuluentical figures in zjazz. Armstrong was a foundational influence in jazz, shifting the focus of music from a collective improvisation to solo performance. Today he is widley regarded as a profound influence on popular usic in general.