Most people have heard Duke Ellington’s music. But for some — like Scott O’Neil, Associate Conductor of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra — Ellington’s lure is much more personal. “My father was a ...

The Duke Ellington Legacy Band sounds "as classic as the day Duke Ellington gave his music birth, while still sounding like a contemporary jazz band...." says Susan Frances of Jazzreview.com. The Duke ...

People of all ages flooded the entrances to The Soraya’s “Jazz at Naz Festival” for Composer and Pianist Jason Moran’s collaboration with CSUN’s Jazz A Band, celebrating Duke Ellington, composer and ...

Thanksgiving may be upon us, but Duke Ellington lovers in metro Detroit have an extra reason to party this weekend. Popular, nine-piece Detroit big band Planet D Nonet will play two shows at Ann Arbor ...

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 short ...

Three organizations are collecting donated instruments in Lawrence to refurbish and give to students who otherwise couldn’t ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Black and white photograph of Duke ...

To call Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington inimitable is to actually downplay his mythic role in world culture, as no American figure — be he from the realm of jazz or any other musical idiom — has ever ...