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 ...

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 ...

Among big-band leaders only Duke Ellington exerted more long-term influence upon jazz and American popular music. Indeed, Ellington and Basie are often cited in the same breath as exemplifying ...

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.

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 ...

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

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

Play On! is, delightfully, a peach of the genre, a stylish and witty transposing of Twelfth Night, for my money Shakespeare’s ...

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