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

A night of jazz and classic big band hits is coming to Bury St Edmunds. Swing That Music will be performed at the Theatre ...

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 ...

When I reached Marcus Shelby on the phone at his home in San Francisco he was immersed in the music of Duke Ellington. Literally. “I’m surrounded by big band charts,” he said, while taking a ...

When Mary Lou Williams arrived at Duke in 1977 as the University’s first artist-in-residence, she was already an icon in the ...

A stylish and witty production transports the action to the Cotton Club in 1940s Harlem ...

A sold-out audience greeted Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra at The Palladium at the Allied Solutions ...

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 ...

A night of jazz and classic big band hits is coming to Bury St Edmunds. Swing That Music will be performed at the Theatre Royal on Saturday, February 8, starting at 7.30pm. Presented by Down for the ...

Read our review of *Play On!*, which pairs *Twelfth Night* with Duke Ellington songs, now in performances at Lyric ...

Duke Ellington ... “All the biggest bands in the country were here. It was a big deal,” said Crochiere about the “big band jazz” era that he loved researching the most for this book.

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