What makes this a valuable find is that the band is in top form ... Duke Ellington hated flying so, in 1958, Ellington and Co sailed into Southampton UK to prepare for a tour of Europe. Before going ...

More explicitly, he is a composer of jazz music and the leader of a jazz band. For over twenty-three years, Duke, christened Edward Kennedy Ellington, has spent his days and nights on trains ...

Alexander is an acclaimed poet, scholar, and cultural advocate. She is the president of the Mellon Foundation, the nation’s ...

Still, it became synonymous with the Duke Ellington Orchestra. This song served as the band’s signature tune and an ode to the New York City subway line that led to Harlem, the heart of Black ...

My Heart Sings” and about his dream to create a venue in Houston where jazz musicians can find an open mic to jam.

which had to perform the songs similar to the standard of Duke Ellington's orchestra to be considered, according to the school band director. "This is very special. It's really a testament to the ...

Then Moran will bring out musicians from the big band of his alma mater, Kinder High School for the Visual and Performing Arts, to jam on some songs originally performed by Duke Ellington and His ...

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, ...