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Louis with King Oliver, c. 1923.
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August 1922
Moves to Chicago to play second cornet in the band of Joe Oliver, now nicknamed "King" Oliver. Separates from Daisy.
5 April 1923
Makes his first recordings at the Gennett Studios in Richmond, Indiana, as a member of King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band.
Feb. 1924
Marries Lil Hardin, the pianist in the King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band.
1924
In September, moves to New York City to join the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra at the Roseland Ballroom. Makes first recordings with Henderson. Records with Sidney Bechet. Records with blues singers, including Sippie Wallace and Clara Smith.
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The Hot Five: Louis Armstrong, Johnny St. Cyr, Warren "Baby" Dodds, Kid Ory, and Lil Hardin Armstrong, c. 1925.
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1925
Records with blues singer Bessie Smith. Records with Clarence Williams. In November, quits Fletcher Henderson and returns to Chicago.
12 Nov. 1925
Makes his first recordings as a leader with his own group, Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five.
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Newspaper advertisement, c. 1926.
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1925-1928
Performs with Erskine Tate at the Vendome Theatre. Continues to record with the Hot Five. Performs at the Sunset Cafe with the Carroll Dickerson Orchestra. Meets Joe Glaser (who will later become Louis's manager). Briefly leads a band, Louis Armstrong and His Stompers, at the Sunset Café. Records "West End Blues" (28 June 1928) which becomes one of the most famous recordings in early jazz.
1929
Moves to New York City. Performs at Connie's Inn with the Carroll Dickerson Orchestra. Appears in the Broadway show, Hot Chocolates. Tommy Rockwell becomes Louis's manager.
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