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 ...

One of Duke Ellington’s most famous compositions wasn’t written by him, but by his longtime collaborator Billy Strayhorn. Still, it became synonymous with the Duke Ellington Orchestra.

Ellington's music was written for his unique ... Photo Courtesy of Frank Stewart for Jazz at Lincoln Center As a young man, Duke was known as a painter. As an adult, he was the greatest musical ...

Duke Ellington, whose contours have something of ... along with Winchell and the comics, and has been known to say, “I’d be afraid to sit in a house with people who don’t believe.

Stars out in force to honor the musical pioneer and his legacy of compositions which are etched into the soul of America.

"I don't have time. I 'live' my music!" That is the keynote of Duke Ellington's attitude towards his work. He is deeply absorbed in it, much more involved in his life-work, music, than other ...

An elaborate box set from the Danish Storyville label: seven CDs and one DVD, paying tribute to Duke Ellington's arranger and composer Billy Strayhorn that--alas--doesn't quite live up to the ...

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 ...

The program will explore the music and personal and working relationship of Ellington and Strayhorn, featuring well-known classics and beautiful and evocative lesser known works.

“I could barely stand up,” Duke said about the nerves she was feeling during her first gig with Ellington ... “She’s met a lot a famous people that she’s shared stories about ...