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 ...

By Hank Shteamer Video by Ariel Fisher and Tim Schutsky Jason Moran has spent the past year living with the music of Duke Ellington, playing a series of concerts honoring the 125th anniversary of ...

Watch saxophonist Teresa Rodrigues perform "I Didn't Know About You" by Duke Ellington. Watch saxophonist Teresa Rodrigues perform "I Didn't Know About You" by Duke Ellington. Teresa is the May ...

Inspired by Monica Miller’s book “Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity,” the exhibit ...

Born in Washington, D.C., Eve was in her early 20s when she got her big break, discovered by famed jazz composer Duke Ellington who wanted her to sing in his orchestra. “I could barely stand up ...

Ella Fitzgerald called him The Duke of Ellington ... and a new record deal with Columbia Records that released “Ellington at Newport” and sold a hat full. On the back of this resurgence ...

A veritable giant in the history of jazz and the early years of popular music, Duke Ellington is rightly revered for his abilities as a composer and bandleader, but the fact that he was also a ...

Duke star Cooper Flagg is headed to the NBA ... The 6-foot-9, 205-pound forward from Newport, Maine, averaged 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.4 blocks and 1.4 steals to lead the Blue ...

Newport Police are investigating a fatal accident involving a dump truck and pedestrian. On Wednesday at approximately 12:40 p.m., the Newport police and fire departments responded to the ...