Latest News and Updates : Honoring Louis Armstrong

NEWS

2023

Jan 25

Satchmo appears for Private Birthday Party. Littleton, CO.

2022

Dec 29

John Redmon provides background music and entertainment including for private wedding at Magnolia Hotel. Omaha, NE.

Dec 3

Christmas Concert Fundraiser featuring John Redmon, Central SDA Church. Colorado Springs, CO.

Oct 15

John Redmon honors Louis Armstrong at the 104th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet Celebration. Pueblo, CO.

Sept 9

John Redmon and The Fresh Start Baptist Church Male Chorus in concert Honoring Louis Armstrong in Rocky Ford, CO.

Jul 23

Redmon wins in national search for Louis Armstrong Impressionist to sing La Vie En Rose at Dr. Craig Ziering and Aimee Gray Wedding, Beverly Hills Hotel. Beverly Hills, CA.

Jan 21

John Redmon kicks off Honoring Louis Armstrong pre-album release tour that intentionally focused on assisted living and nursing homes in the Colorado Springs/Denver area.

Jan 2

Honoring Louis Armstrong places at #8 on The Roots Music Report’s Top Jazz Album Charts for the Year 2021.

2021

Jun 15

Imagine Music Video nabs Telly Award for Social Video: Diversity and Inclusion

April 23

John Redmon receives Best of The Springs Award, April 2021 (Gazette)

April 21

Honoring Louis Armstrong enjoys 12 weeks on the RMR Top 50 Jazz Charts, peaking at #2 and 5 weeks on the NACC Top 30 Jazz Chart, peaking at #15.

John Redmon achieves Best of Award 2020 from The Bash

Feb 20

#3 Position for the 2nd Week on the RMR Top 50 Jazz Album Chart

Feb 9

#2 Position for the 2nd Week on the RMR Top 50 Jazz Album Chart
Moves up to #18 on the NACC Top 30 Jazz Charts
Honoring Louis Armstrong comes in at #4 at KGNU Boulder’s Top 10 Chart

Feb 4 John Redmon & Thomas Dawson, Jr.’s Interview with Baruch of Paradigms Airs in Bend, OR

KPOV 88.9FM in Bend, Oregon, Thursday February 4 at 5 PM local time. It will also air on a number of other stations around the country

FEB 1 Honoring Louis Armstrong album jumps to #2 position on RmR Top 50 Jazz Chart

JAN 31 John Redmon & Thomas Dawson, Jr.’s Interview with Baruch of Paradigms Airs Across the Country

WOOL 91.5 FM in Bellows Falls, Vermont 10 AM
WGRN-LP 94.1 FM in Columbus, Ohio 9 AM
WBKM.org in Burlington, Vermont at 8PM and available to listen on podcast on the Paradigms Website

JAN 28 What a Wonderful World hits 200K views

JAN 20 Debuts at #16 on the NACC Top 30 Jazz Chart

JAN 18 Moves up to #10 at RmR Top 50 Jazz Album Chart

JAN 13 Debuts at #32 on the RMR Top 50 Jazz Album Chart

JAN 12 #3 Top Jazz Adds Chart at NACC

JAN 11 John Redmon & Thomas Dawson, Jr.’s First Interview with Baruch of Paradigms – A syndicated show broadcast on various stations across the US; WOWD 94.3 FM Tacoma, MD adds Summertime to rotation

JAN 10 Imagine hits 1M views

JAN 8 Honoring Louis Armstrong Album Release and Live Concert with special guests: Linda Purl and Patrick Duffy.

OCT 11 Amanda Hancock’s “Relying on Angels” (an interview with John Redmon) appears in the Gazette

OCT 9 Imagine lyric video and single released worldwide

2020

Sept 27 John Redmon makes cover and writes article “Trees of Green” in Jay Billups Creative Magazine

Latest News and Updates : John Redmon Cover of Jay Billups Creative Magazine — John Redmon Cover of Creative Magazine

John Paul Redmon is an American recording artist, a Louis Armstrong impressionist, pianist, singer, composer, arranger, motivational speaker and humanitarian.

In 1994 he became founder, president and CEO of Reaching Records — a Christian, independent record label whose purpose and motto was “to reach and touch hearts around the world”. He was 18 years old.

Over the next 26 years, Redmon produced and released multiple projects on his label that gained national attention and recognition, including: John Redmon & Friends: Faith, Love and Unity, Vol 1 featuring BeBe & CeCe Winans, Crystal Lewis and Patti Labelle and A Woman’s Journey featuring Vickie Winans, Brenda Nicholas and an enlightening testimonial from his mother Cynthia Redmon.

In 2017, in a desperate attempt to come up with a captivating stage routine for his new gig at The Broadmoor’s Golden Bee, Redmon created then sharpened a Louis Armstrong impression. He highlighted the Armstrong classic What a Wonderful World. During each of his performances, he started noticing a trend : a hushed crowd, a silent tear, glistening eyes, gigantic smiles, loud cries, explosive cheers, then emotional, sporadic hugs and testimonials of what Louis or his songs meant to them. “I knew I was on to something” Redmon smiles.

In 2018 Redmon and Thomas J. Dawson, Jr. teamed up to record a fresh and new jazzy version of What a Wonderful World arranged by Dawson. Next, the two went on to shoot a visually stimulating, black and white short-form music video with director Kevin Hu and Moonshine Media. The video received over 1200 views the first week of airing.

Redmon has had a passionate calling and ministry to the senior citizens community. This love was instilled in him by his mother at the tender age of 5. So in 2020 with the help of manager Cynthia Hunt and Fresh Start Baptist Church Male Chorus, he planned an Honoring Louis Armstrong pre-album release tour to visit as many senior facilities within the southern Colorado area presenting this nostalgic album material. He wanted to musically transport them to a place of young glittering hopes and sensational dreams.

Now Redmon is excited to release to the world his first full-length tribute album Honoring Louis Armstrong on his record label, playing a dual role as a Louis Armstrong impressionist and executive producer.