Musical genius Duke Ellington crafted nearly 2,000 compositions across five remarkable decades, enchanting audiences through ...

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Despite a few rough moments in their afternoon concert at Austin’s Kehrein Center for the Arts, they more than made their ...

One of jazz’s most influential and restlessly ... with Jason Moran in a series of SFJAZZ concerts celebrating Duke Ellington. (Courtesy of Marcus Shelby) He was just on the East Coast renewing ...

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Read our review of *Play On!*, which pairs *Twelfth Night* with Duke Ellington songs, now in performances at Lyric ...

When I reached Marcus Shelby on the phone at his home in San Francisco he was immersed in the music of Duke Ellington ... tangents or extensions.” One of jazz’s most influential and restlessly ...

Pianist Jason Moran and bassist Marcus Shelby promise they will go deep into the catalogue of the legendary Duke Ellington ...