Not long ago this habit astonished an Icelandic music student who happened to be on a train that Duke had barely caught. The Icelander, after asking for Ellington’s autograph, had said ...

National Museum of African American History and Culture Letter to the Musicians' Protective Association from Duke Ellington National Museum of American History Bust of Duke Ellington National Museum ...

The song not only represents geographic movement but ... Finish story here; 10 Essential Duke Ellington Jazz Songs to Celebrate Black History Month.

On the occasion of Duke Ellington’s 125th birthday, the great composer passes the torch to his modern counterpart, Jason ...

For a Jazz lover, one precious recollection you cherish is a snippet of an interview between Michael Parkinson and Duke ...

Duke Ellington wrote three sacred concerts ... "Give it up for Mark Harvey and the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra," but I'm not going to do that because I can still swing it for a minute, and I think ...

The artist will also perform at the Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center on Tuesday, April 15 during the festival's preview event.

Other performances have followed in the US and abroad, some entirely solo piano, others involving big bands. On Saturday March 1, Moran will present a solo show at the Berklee Performance Center as ...

The Duke Ellington School of the Arts offers gifted ... Faced with a project that was not only fiercely complex to build, but had a tight deadline that could not slip, CG+S used every advantage ...

The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America Larry Tye 416 pages ISBN: 035838043X Mariner Books 2024 In 1986, a guy walked into a Post Office in South ...

Don Warrington tells a story of a remarkable rebirth, as a down-on-his-luck Duke Ellington spontaneously and joyously sparks his band into life at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival. Show more Don ...