National Museum of African American History and Culture Letter to the Musicians' Protective Association from Duke Ellington National Museum of American History Bust of Duke Ellington National Museum ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Duke Ellington, a giant in jazz history, was more than just a composer and bandleader—he was a cultural architect whose music told the stories of Black excellence, struggle ...

Duke Ellington, whose contours have something of ... Anyone who is now forty-five has lived through the entire history of jazz, but this does not prevent the followers of the art from speaking ...

[Harry Carney Home Movies], Ruth Ellington Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History The Corning Museum of Glass The Art of Sausage Making The Incredible Flying Car of the ...

Queen Elizabeth is a blues and jazz fan — and American jazz legend Duke Ellington appears to be on her playlist! The monarch, 96, made British jazz musician Gary Crosby "so happy" with her ...

Houston native Jason Moran has spent the past several months playing the works of Duke Ellington, marking last year’s 125th anniversary of the composer's birth. Last Thanksgiving I saw him play ...

The Albert Wisner Public Library will hold the following events during April: Sunday, April 6 at 2 p.m. Music on McFarland ...

Edward Kennedy Ellington was born into the world on April 29, 1899 inWashington, D.C. Duke’s parents, Daisy Kennedy Ellington and James EdwardEllington, served as ideal role models for young Duke, and ...