Duke Ellington's orchestral suite “Black, Brown and Beige,” performed by the CSO under Damon Gupton on May 9, offered a ...

and other Ellington orchestra members, often with Duke himself on piano. That activity largely ceased throughout the 1940s (though there are excellent scattered dates by Ellingtonians across the ...

By Hank Shteamer Video by Ariel Fisher and Tim Schutsky Jason Moran has spent the past year living with the music of Duke Ellington ... times in 1927 with a small orchestra, showing off the ...

In 1950, Duke Ellington recorded Masterpieces by Ellington, an ambitious album that redefined jazz composition. This deep dive explores the breathtaking Mood Indigo, a song that expanded beyond ...

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In 1956 she made double-albums of both Cole Porter and Rodgers and Hart songs, and then Granz teamed her up with Duke Ellington's orchestra. Though Granz later complained that Ellington had not ...

Several soloists cleverly injected Christmas-song snippets into the band's expected ... The Duke Ellington Orchestra, the Count Basie Orchestra – the Count Basie Orchestra, the Duke Ellington ...

We are saddened to report the passing of a beloved member of the Frost School family. Sam Pilafian, 1996 Distinguished Alumnus, B.M. ’72 was Professor of Professional Practice as tuba instructor and ...

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