Duke Ellington, whose contours have something of ... of trombones and trumpets and in the steady beat of drums, bass, and piano, and Blaise Cendrars, a surrealist poet, said, “Such music is ...

Thus the music career of Duke Ellington wasborn. Duke was taken under the wings of Oliver "Doc" Perry and Louis Brown, whotaught Duke how to read music and helped improve his overall piano ...

Just as Duke Ellington’s fingers danced effortlessly across piano keys, the Triumph Herald was known for its smooth handling ...

David Redfern/Redferns, via Getty Images Jones, left, with Duke Ellington, at the piano, during the recording of the television special “Duke Ellington … We Love You Madly” at the Shubert ...

When you're 5 years old and you're sitting on Duke Ellington's lap ... musician allowing him to feel as though he were playing the piano himself, just as well as the composer.

Duke Ellington At The Côte D'Azur With Ella Fitzgerald And Joan ... Love You Madly; Fragmented Suite For Piano And Bass; ...

The Artistic Director of Jazz at The Kennedy Center, Jason Moran brings his solo piano ascent up ... In this inspired evening of Ellington, Moran illuminates why The Duke’s music is still ...

LANSING — The state’s Capitol welcomed Friday a newly refurbished, donated and Michigan-made piano acquired from a Greater ...

One of my favorite moments in John Adams’ 2008 autobiography Hallelujah Junction comes when Adams, as a teenager on the East Coast, decides to sit next to Duke Ellington on his piano bench — while ...

Musical genius Duke Ellington crafted nearly 2,000 compositions across five remarkable decades, enchanting audiences through ...

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 ...