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Mountlake Terrace High School Jazz 1 performed Friday at the 2025 Essentially Ellington Jazz Festival and Competition in New York. Band Director Darin ...
Duke Ellington's orchestral suite “Black, Brown and Beige,” performed by the CSO under Damon Gupton on May 9, offered a ...
Jazz great Duke Ellington and his band shaped the 20th century American music scene, and his influence lives on in jazz and ...
Warm Vintage Jazz Via Verve Acoustic Sounds Series 180-gram Vinyl Reissues Feature Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges and Roland Kirk ...
Anthony Davis blends jazz and truth to reshape opera with stories from Black history and powerful modern themes.
Stars out in force to honor the musical pioneer and his legacy of compositions which are etched into the soul of America.
Byron Center High School’s jazz orchestra worked with professional musician Walter Blanding to prepare for their eighth trip ...
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Attendees at the organization’s gala, which celebrated Duke Ellington’s 125th birthday, shared what they listen to.
In the jazz up and comers of today the hallmarks of improvisation, musicality, humanity and depth are very much present. From ...
Eleven songs to get you acquainted with the world of jazz, from 20th-century classics to modern takes, this list curated by ...
In 1950 bandleader Duke Ellington started his own record label that recorded numerous small-group dates often led by Ellington cohort Billy Strayhorn, featuring outstanding Ellington-orbit musicians ...