Still, it became synonymous with the Duke Ellington Orchestra. This song served as the band’s ... “Mood Indigo” was one of the first jazz compositions to challenge conventional harmonies ...

Sometimes writing a song in no more than fifteen minutes ... daylight when they climb into their beds, Duke first having said his prayers. Ellington may stare up at the ceiling a moment before ...

Duke Ellington was one of the most popular and successful jazz musicians of the first half of the 20th century and according ... From there, he would go on to compose beautiful jazz songs and change ...

The first part of the show will showcase ... for the Visual and Performing Arts, to jam on some songs originally performed by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra. For Moran, who grew up ...