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 ...

In an age where the term "relevance" feels like the single dominant tenant of nearly all of us in the education community, ...

Ellington recorded “Black and Tan Fantasy” several times in 1927 with a small orchestra, showing off the ensemble’s tightly honed, potently expressive sound. Moran converted it into a solo, which he ...

Born in Washington, D.C., Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington rose to fame at Harlem's Cotton Club in the late 1920s. His career as a musician, composer, and bandleader spanned more than 50 years. Among ...

Jason Moran at The Apollo Theater article by Paul Reynolds, published on April 18, 2025 at All About Jazz. Find more Live ...

(This is the first part of a three-part series. Read the second part.) Duke Ellington, whose contours have something of the swell and sweep of a large, erect bear and whose color is that of coffee ...