Duke Ellington, composer, arranger, pianist and originator of big-band jazz, wrote “Sweet Jazz O'Mine" in 1930 when the genre was blooming. As a bandleader, Ellington was unsurpassed. He chose his ...

In the jazz world, 1910 is the Stone Age and 1923 is medieval. The men in Ellington’s band, which was playing ... He loosened his clutch on Duke’s collar and the big man sagged forward.

Duke Ellington, composer, arranger, pianist and originator of big-band jazz, wrote “Sweet Jazz O'Mine" in 1930 when the genre was blooming. As a bandleader, Ellington was unsurpassed. He chose his ...

Pianist Jason Moran and bassist Marcus Shelby promise they will go deep into the catalogue of the legendary Duke Ellington ...

Savor the sounds of big band jazz and swing with this compendium ... the incomparably elegant pianist composer and bandleader Duke Ellington other featured artists include trombonist Jack ...

The Chicago Jazz Philharmonic is celebrating its 20th Anniversary and Black History Month with the world premiere of ...

Editor’s Note: Sammy Miller is a Juilliard-trained jazz drummer and music educator ... part of my own style.” To know Duke ...

Not one, but two of them are from New Jersey this year. The competing bands were announced this month by Jazz at Lincoln ...

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

presented to Duke Ellington National Museum of African American History and Culture Duke Ellington and his Band at the Saint-Lazare Station National Museum of American History Irving Mills Trophy, ...